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Cam Newton Declined to Press Charges After Fight at Youth Football Tournament

Erin Walsh

Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton is not pressing charges after being involved in a fight at a youth football camp in Atlanta last weekend, the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

"Neither Mr. Newton or any of the other involved persons who remained on scene indicated that they required medical attention or wished to pursue criminal charges," the Atlanta Police Department said.

"The responding officers completed an information only incident report to document what had occurred. At this time, it is unknown how or why the scuffle occurred."

A video showing Newton fighting two coaches from TopShelf Performance during a 7-on-7 football event went viral on Sunday.

While responding police officers said they didn't know what started the fight, one of the event's organizers, We Ball Sports co-founder Nehemiah Mitchell, told The Athletic's Lukas Weese and Joseph Person that Newton's 7-on-7 team, C1N, lost to the TopShelf team one day earlier and that a lot of trash-talking was involved.

TJ Brown, a coach for the TopShelf 7-on-7 team, told Scott Thompson of Fox News (via TMZ Sports) that Newton had been involved in trash-talking throughout the tournament, including during a game:

"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?' I'm like, 'I ain't betting you, bro. I already beat you three, four times. You got to beat me first.' He like, 'What we betting? I got plenty of money. I ain't ever running out of money.' That's when I told him, 'That's your problem. All you care about is money. You think money is everything. You can't buy me.' And I walk off."

Brown also said that Newton grabbed Stephon Brown, another coach for TopShelf, after they confronted him, which led to the fight. Everyone involved in the brawl was escorted out of the tournament.

Newton's under-15 7-on-7 team ended up winning the tournament. He has yet to comment or release a statement regarding the fight.

Newton spent 11 seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Carolina Panthers, winning the 2015 MVP award and earning three Pro Bowl selections during his career. He has been involved in youth football since 2021.

   

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