High school football player apologizes to Cam Newton on viral video

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. A high school football player seen on Cam Newton on video has apologized to the NFL’s most valuable player after the altercation between them went viral.

An abbreviated portion of the video, in which Newton is repeatedly taunted as a free agent who ‘was on the verge of being poor’, sparked a passionate reaction among Newton’s NFL counterparts. It took place during a 7 to 7 soccer tournament, while Newton coached his longtime team through his charity foundation.

The player, Jseth Owens of Perkiomen Valley High School in Pennsylvania, apologized as part of a written apology on Twitter.

Earlier Sunday, Newton shared an extensive video of the exchange on Instagram with an accompanying message explaining why he wanted to talk to the player’s father.

“People often forget as athletes who are regularly seen on TV – loved by most, hated by some – we are real dads, real friends, real brothers, real boys, real people. With that said, when I attend tournaments across the country with my all-star team, I have given my time, my energy and my expertise to these kids who have been coming into our program for over 11 years, and that is not what people want to hear or even want to see.

“People want to see me argue with another young man and want to see how I ‘get into my feelings.’ But the truth is: I’re influencing children’s lives in a positive way, make no mistake about it, I make kids realize their ‘out’ by using their football talents to take them to the next level and in most cases out. the hood. ‘

The corners of Philadelphia Eagles, Darius Slay, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Leonard Fournette, the defensive end of the New Orleans Saints, Cameron Jordan, the tight end prop of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Eric Ebron and the safety of the Denver Broncos, Justin Simmons, were under NFL- players who tweeted their support to Newton.

Newton, who spent the 2020 season with the Carolina England Panthers after nine seasons with the New England Patriots, is an unlimited free agent. He said on the podcast “I Am Athlete” to be released on Monday that he has no plans to retire.

“Hell no! I can ‘t go out like that,” he said, referring to an up-and-down 2020 season in which the Patriots were 7-9. “I hear all this talk. My pride does not allow me to do that. There are no 32 guys better than me.”

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