Cam Newton staunchly defends himself as a top 32 QB: ‘On my soul’

Cam Newton’s career is at a bit of a crossroads as the former Auburn star QB is a free agent after he played last season for the Carolina Panthers.

Newton was a guest on “The Pivot Podcast” and said he believes he’s among the top 32 quarterbacks in the NFL.

“There’s not 32 guys better than me. On my soul, on my soul, on my soul,” Newton said alongside ESPN’s Ryan Clark and former NFL players Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor. “At the end of the day, compare apples to apples, and oranges to oranges, certain situations for certain situations, and if you think I couldn’t be on somebody’s team right now, you’re a damn fool.”

After he was put in a difficult situation with the Panthers last season, Newton said what the 33-year-old version of him needs is a team with a good supporting cast and time to learn the system.

“If you’re asking to run this show without your supporting cast upholding their end of the bargain, then you’re always going to be left alone,” Newton said.

.@CameronNewton: “There’s not 32 guys better than me. On my soul.”

Then gets a lot of push back on @thepivot pic.twitter.com/zoMihgf0qh

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) June 7, 2022

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.