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NFL legend Cam Newton admits he’s not ‘superman,’ can’t provide for his 8 kids like he used to. Here’s his 1 big mistake
Cam Newton, once one of the NFL’s most electrifying quarterbacks, is now tackling an off-field challenge: income loss.
At 36, Newton’s days as a professional athlete are behind him. He officially stepped away from the game in 2021, after his one-year, $6 million contract with the Carolina Panthers expired. Now, the former football star is candid about the financial reality of life after fame.
“Being in the NFL, everyone knows there's a large sum of money that comes to you in a short span of time, and being away from the game for three years, those checks don't come in the same,” he said in an episode of the FOX reality TV show, Special Forces (1).
Newton admitted that the sudden drop in earnings has made it difficult for him to feel like “Superman” to his eight children.
“It hurts me knowing that I can’t provide like I once did,” the former quarterback wrote on Instagram (2).
Aside from this income drop, Newton pointed to lifestyle creep as a major culprit for both his financial struggles and those of other pro athletes in a video posted on YouTube (3).
But in a dynamic, volatile economy, it’s certainly not just entrepreneurs and professional athletes facing sudden income fluctuations — ordinary workers are struggling too.