Current:Home > MarketsAlgosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center-Cam Newton involved in fight at Georgia youth football camp -FutureFinance
Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center-Cam Newton involved in fight at Georgia youth football camp
Will Sage Astor View
Date:2025-04-08 00:53:47
Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton was involved in a brawl at a 7-on-7 youth football camp on Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank CenterSunday.
The incident took place at an invitation-only camp and tournament over the weekend in Atlanta. Authorities with the local police department have not been reached for comment by USA TODAY Sports.
The event was organized by We Ball Sports, an apparel and sports media company, and Newton runs C1N, a youth sports organization that sponsored a team in the tournament.
Video shared on social media showed Newton, while wearing one of his trademark hats, being grabbed and scuffling with two or possibly three people before camp staffers and security officers stepped in to restore order.
We Ball Sports' co-founder, Nehemiah Mitchell, told The Athletic that everyone involved in the altercation, including Newton, was removed from the event.
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
Newton, 34, last played in the NFL in the 2021 season, appearing in eight games for the Carolina Panthers.
(Editor's note: The following video contains NSFW language.)
The 2010 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn and first overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, Newton quarterbacked the Panthers for nine of his 10 years as a pro, earning league MVP honors and leading Carolina to the Super Bowl after the 2015 season.
He also played one season in 2020 with the New England Patriots.
What is TSP?
Newton was involved in a fight, a source told The Athletic, with two coaches of TSP (TopShelf Performance), a national 18U 7-on-7 football program. TSP also trains receivers across youth, high school and NFL levels.
“We are deeply concerned about the recent incident involving Cam Newton, and our thoughts are with all parties affected," TopShelf Performance trainers/coaches Stephon and TJ Brown said in a statement to The Athletic. "Violence has no place in our community, and we strongly condemn any form of aggression.”
veryGood! (73493)
Related
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- 10Best readers cite the best fast food restaurants of 2023, from breakfast to burgers
- What a Team: Inside Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird's Kick-Ass Romance
- GOP presidential race for Iowa begins to take shape
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Banner plane crashes into Atlantic Ocean off Myrtle Beach, 2nd such crash in days along East Coast
- What you need to know about swimmer's ear, a potentially serious infection
- Niger will face sanctions as democracy falls apart, adding to woes for more than 25 million people
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- Trader Joe's issues third recall, saying falafel might contain rocks
Ranking
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Maine fisherman hope annual catch quota of valuable baby eel will be raised
- Nickelodeon to air 'slime-filled' alternate telecast for Super Bowl 58
- Angus Cloud, the unlikely and well-loved star of 'Euphoria,' is dead at 25
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Angus Cloud's 'Euphoria' brother Javon Walton, aka Ashtray, mourns actor: 'Forever family'
- Gigi Hadid’s Daughter Khai Looks So Grown Up With Long Hair in New Photos
- Small plane crash in Georgia marsh critically injures 2, sheriff says
Recommendation
What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
Chasing arrows plastic recycling symbol may get tossed in the trash
Man gets 40 years for prison escape bid months before expected release date from 7-year sentence
Broncos WR K.J. Hamler to take 'quick break' from football due to heart condition
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
Timeline: Special counsel's probe into Trump's efforts to overturn 2020 election
Pakistan bombing death toll tops 50, ISIS affiliate suspected in attack on pro-Taliban election rally
Small plane crash in Georgia marsh critically injures 2, sheriff says