Video seems to indicate Cam Newton in scuffle at youth soccer occasion

A video surfaced Sunday that seems to indicate 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton concerned in a scuffle at a 7-on-7 youth soccer match in Atlanta.

It appears to indicate Newton, carrying one in every of his custom-made hats, being shoved by three folks close to the highest of a set of steps earlier than the pushing, shoving and grabbing strikes towards a fence line. The video lasts lower than 30 seconds earlier than the altercation is damaged up by a police officer and occasion safety personnel on the We Ball Sports activities x DynastyU 7v7 match at B.E.S.T. Academy.

Newton, the No. 1 decide within the 2011 NFL draft out of Auburn, doesn’t seem to throw any punches within the video and appears to be keeping off three different folks. There may be one punch thrown in Newton’s route, however it’s unclear if it landed on the previous quarterback.

It is also unsure what prompted the altercation.

Newton, who’s from Atlanta, runs C1N, a corporation based in 2021 that focuses on growing younger athletes’ abilities in soccer by offering alternatives to compete on the highest degree via 7-on-7 tournaments and different occasions, in response to Newton’s web site. The web site signifies the group’s mission is to create an surroundings that fosters progress and improvement on and off the sector, serving to younger athletes obtain their objectives in soccer and life.

C1N performs in tournaments throughout the nation.

Newton’s 15-and-under group received the championship on the occasion, in response to a submit by Newton on X.

Makes an attempt by The Related Press to succeed in Newton’s representatives Sunday evening have been unsuccessful.

Newton hasn’t performed within the NFL since 2021, when he spent a portion of the season with the Carolina Panthers, the identical group that drafted him.

Newton loved 11 campaigns within the NFL, throwing for greater than 32,000 yards and 194 touchdowns. He additionally ran for 75 TDs throughout his time with the Panthers and the New England Patriots.

The Related Press contributed to this report.