Cam Newton has always been somewhat of an eccentric. In the past, Newton has showcased exemplary skills as a player. However, due to some unfortunate circumstances that involved injuries, Newton has not been able to break back into the NFL. To make matters worse, Newton has alleged some interesting reasons for not receiving offers to play. He has mentioned that he is being ostracized from the league due to his hair. However, Newton did recently receive an offer to play. And, it came from an equally bizarre place.
Newton received an offer to play from none other than Antonio Brown. AB has gone on to give Newton an offer to play for his team, the Albany Empire. Interestingly, Brown’s team as well as its current controversies are an eccentric affair on its own.
Is Cam Newton headed to Albany?
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AB’s team, the Albany Empire, has been amidst some of the recent controversies going on in the league. There have been allegations against Brown that he has not paid his players and staff their salaries. After these rumors went viral, there were also some actions from his team that might have proven this right.
Update: Antonio Brown has talked to former NFL MVP Cam Newton about joining his Arena League team.
Brown himself will suit up to play for the Albany Empire on May 27th.
(via @RodgerWyland) pic.twitter.com/rpdK0OgaQq
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 23, 2023
However, since then AB has reportedly gone on to ask Cam Newton to come and play for the Empire. Interestingly, he has also announced that he himself will be playing for his own team.
After the news of him asking Newton to come on to his team went viral, fans took to Twitter to vehemently react to his news.
Fans go berserk after Brown’s news goes viral
After fans found out that Newton and Brown might play together, they could not contain their reactions. They quickly took to Twitter to explode over the unexpected news. One fan took to Twitter to advise Newton to not play with Brown.
Unless Cam wants to play for free, I would advise him against this.
The checks he’s promising you will not come.
— Pats Buzz (@PatsBuzz) May 23, 2023
Fans also expressed disbelief over the fact that Brown was playing for his organization.
The organization after Brown is on the roster for 3 minutes: pic.twitter.com/XNalMkNDne
— Chase Nuss (@ProFootballGeek) May 23, 2023
There were joking comments about who might be the quarterback in the situation.
Who’s gonna play QB
— Alex Jones (@jonesalex91) May 23, 2023
There were also speculations about whether Newton will play for free.
Cam probably wouldn't wanna play for free tho
— 🗑 (@Trashman_Talks) May 23, 2023
Finally, one fan mentioned how Newton is not going to get paid.
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He won’t pay you 🗣️
— Pick Sanchez (@ManiaPick) May 23, 2023
All in all, fans were very skeptical about how the duo will work out if they actually play. Furthermore, there were also some speculations about how the payment is going to work between the team and Newton.
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It seems like AB has been in talks with Newton to come to the Empire. It only remains to be seen if Newton will make any official announcement about his future.
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