Cam Newton may have upset his ex-Carolina Panthers teammates after his comments about joining losers when he was drafted to the team, and he isn't backing down. Days after making the statement, Newton doubled down and spoke about his remarks on his 4th and 1 podcast.

Newton is a growing media presence who said in November he was hurt when he wasn’t invited to join Smith, Luke Kuechly, Thomas Davis and other former players in Germany when the Panthers played the New York Giants. Newton caused a stir in January by saying he would not give back his MVP award for a Super Bowl championship.

At 35, Newton’s days as a professional athlete are behind him. After his one-year, $6 million contract with the Carolina Panthers expired in 2021, he officially stepped away from the game. Now, the former football star is candid about the financial realities of life after fame.

Former Carolina star quarterback Cam Newton doubled down on recent comments that the Panthers had “a locker room of losers” before drafting him with the No_ 1 overall pick in 2011, saying his remarks were “aggressive” but “true.

Former Carolina quarterback Cam Newton doubled down on recent comments that the Panthers had "a locker room of losers" before drafting him with the first overall pick in 2011, saying his remarks were "aggressive" but "true.

Panthers all-time leading rusher Jonathan Stewart offered his two cents on Cam Newton’s recent controversial comments.

Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has found himself in yet another controversy, this time with his former Panther teammates. Newton called the 2010 Panthers a “locker room of losers” — that comment did not sit well with his former teammates,