Cam Newton Apologizes For His Role In A Scuffle At A Youth Football Camp: 'NO EXCUSE''

Cam Newton has apologized for his role in a wild scuffle at a 7-on-7 youth football camp on Sunday.

During the camp held at Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy in Atlanta, GA, Newton fought with several men who approached him from all sides. Despite being outnumbered, the 6-foot-5, 245-pound respectably held his own and threw a couple solid punches. Eventually, security came and broke up the scuffle.

The coaches of the opposing team, TopShelf Performance, both said that Newton allegedly started the entire thing by taunting in the parking lot. TJ and Steph Brown said that the former NFL star wanted to bet on the upcoming game.

"Sunday comes, I’m walking through the parking lot, walking to the field," TJ said. "Cam jumps out of his car and yells, ‘Hey, all that sorry s**t ain’t gonna work today. What we betting today? What we betting?'"

Brown's team had beaten Newton's "C1N" team on Saturday, the day before he allegedly made these taunts.

"I’m like, ‘I ain’t betting you, bro. I already beat you three, four times. You got to beat me first," TJ said.

Newton's Apology Was Sincere

OutKick’s Alejanro Avilla pointed out that this all sounds like something Newton would do. But he also said that it seems odd to accuse Newton of starting the fight, since he seemed to be on the defensive during the conflict. The former quarterback also acknowledged that the situation "started with words."

Regardless of who started the whole thing, Newton offered a sincere apology for his role in the scuffle on his "4th & 1 with Cam Newton" show. 

"To every single high school player, to every single person I’ve influenced, to every single athlete—use my situation as a way to understand, that in one moment and one decision, your life can change. Just like that," he stated. "And I let my emotions get the best of me, and it should not have been called for. Simple.

"And with that, I apologize to anybody affected—that’s Steph, that’s TJ, that’s their organization, that’s C1N, my organization, that’s my players, my parents, my staff members."

He added that there is "no excuse" for his actions.

That seems to be the end of the situation, and a fitting one as well. A sincere apology from a guy involved in the situation, and that’s all there is to it. Just focus on using the 7-on-7 tournament for playing from here on out (not hosting a fight club), and we should be all set.