Cam Newton admits providing for eight children after retiring from the NFL is hard, as the former Carolina Panther says he no longer feels like a “superman” as he battles to make ends meet after retiring in 2021.
The ex-quarterback earned a salary of six million dollars in his final year at the Bank of America Stadium top up his $5.1m from the New England Patriots in 2020 and previous wealth from his first stint from the Panthers from 2011-2019.
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Yet despite being reported to have a net worth in the region of $75m, the 2015 NFL MVP admitted it’s not easy to manage his money across so many different children and that it could be taking a toll on him personally.
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“I’m going into a different phase of my life that’s going to require a different form of myself,” Newton said on Special Forces. “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 came in the same. Like I got eight kids. It hurts me knowing that I can’t provide like I once did. It hurts thinking that I’m Superman, but in reality, I’m just a man.
“There’s a famous quote that says in order to get something that you’ve never had, you go to do something that you’ve never done. At 35, I can literally say, ‘Okay now I’m getting prepared for this next chapter of my life.'”
Who are Cam Newton’s children?
Newton shares four children with Kia Proctor (Chosen, Camidas, Cashmere, Sovereign-Dior), but also has a child with LaReina Shaw (Caesar).
He most recently became a father to a daughter with Jasmin Brown in March 2024 after they began dating in 2022, but they’ve yet to reveal the name of the child.
Alongside his own bloodline, he also supports his stepchildren too which brings the number up to eight overall and a hefty financial burden for any American in the United States’ economic climate.
