Cam Newton Net Worth, Source of Income, Earnings, Professional & Personal Life

Cameron Jerrell Newton is currently a free agent and has been a former American Football Quarterback. The first seasons of NFL that he played were with the person who first selected him overall in the 2011 NFL draft, Carolina Panthers. He was a career leader at the NFL as a quarterback with a mind-blowing rushing touchdown at 70. He went by the name “Super Cam”. His most influential and successful season was in 2015, when he was given the title of the Most Valuable Player.

Throughout his career, Cam has earned more than 121 million dollars through endorsements and team deals. The first rookie deal that he made with the Carolina Panthers got him 22 million dollars. Then, right before the 2015 season of NFL, he signed a 5-year extension contract with the Carolina Panthers that earned him a big scoop of 103.8 million dollars. His current net worth is about 75 million dollars. He has also endorsed many famous companies such as Under Armour, Gatorade, Danon, and Beats by Dre.

What Is Cam Newton’s Net Worth?

Cam Newton Biography & Wiki

Newton came into this world on the 11th of May, 1989. His parents, Jackie and Cecil Newton Sr., gave him birth in the city of Atlanta. His father used to work as a safety for the 1984 Buffalo Bills and 1983 Dallas Cowboys. He has two brothers, Cecil Newton and Caylin Newton. Cecil played as the center for Jacksonville Jaguars, whereas Caylin played as the quarterback in mid-2010 for Howard Bison.

Super Cam always had a gist for baseball and basketball. His talent was recognized by everybody that saw him play in his youth. But his fear of getting hit by a pitch made him unable to avoid foul trouble on the basketball court. At the age of 14, he stopped playing basketball and quitted basketball as soon as he entered high school. He graduated with a degree in Sociology in 2015 from Auburn University.

Cam Newton Personal Life

Cam started his professional career in later January 2011 when he started working out in San Diego with George Whitfield Jr. This incident, along with many others, led him to the signing of his first 4-year contract with the Carolina Panthers on the 29th of July, 2011. But the most significant break came for him in the year NFL season of 2014, after the end of which he was included in the 73rd place of the list on the NFL top 100 players.

On the 2nd of June, 2015, he got his prices up and struck a deal of 103.8 million dollars as the final offer for the renewal of his contract with the Carolina Panthers. After having a great season, Cam was given the title of NFL MVP on the 6th of February, 2016. He is also one of the only four African-American quarterbacks ever to receive this honor. He had quite an average 2016 season but still managed to rank as the 44th number on the NFL top 100 player’s list. In 2020, he signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots with a base salary.

Cam Newton Career 

• High School Career

Cam started playing for Westlake high school’s high school football team shortly after he joined the school. He gained the attention of many major college program recruiters because he passed 2500 yards, 23 touchdowns, then ran for 638 yards and nine touchdowns. The number 2 dual-threat quarterback of the nation, Rivals.com, rated Cam as a five-star prospect.

Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi State, Virginia Tech, and Ole Miss offered scholarships to him. The University of Florida became the college that he committed to at the beginning of his senior year. This made him become a part of the recruiting class that was top-rated in the country in the year 2007.

• College Career

While being a part of the Florida Gators, he used to attend the University of Florida. This term was between the years 2007-2008. In 2001, Cam beat out John Brantley, A fellow freshman, and quarterback, for the position of back-up of Tim Tebow, the eventual winner of the Heisman Trophy. In the year 2009, Cam transferred to Blinn College in Texas. In the fall of 2009, he led his team to the NCAA National Football Championship. After this match, he was termed the number one quarterback from high school and junior college.

After that match, Oklahoma, Auburn, and Mississippi state were his three final options for his recruitment. He chose the Auburn Tigers in the end. He won the first match as a part of that team in the 2010 season against Arkansas State. On the 4th of December, 2010, he led Auburn Tigers to an SEC championship where they made the records of most points scored and gained victory with the most significant margin ever.

FAQs About Cam Newton:

• Has Cam Newton ever got injured?

In 2014, Cam suffered a preseason hit that caused a hairline fracture to a part of his ribs. He had also suffered an ankle surgery when cleanup and tightening of some tissues were required due to a collegiate injury. He met with this injury in the year 2008, when he was a sophomore at the University of Florida.

• Was Cam Newton arrested during his college?

Cam was always a social lightning rod and hence, was used to getting in trouble. But at his time in Florida, he got into enough trouble that led to his arrest. The charge that the law put upon him was of receiving stolen property.

• What was the famous award that he won in 2010?

In 2010, Cam Newton was honored to receive the Manning award, named after Archie Manning, Peyton Manning, and Eli Manning. The super committee developed this award in the year 2004 to honor the nation’s top collegiate quarterbacks.

• What was the favorite sport of childhood Cam?

When Newton was a kid, he loved to play baseball as well as football. At the time, he did not think much about choosing between them. But when the time came, he chose football over baseball, and the rest became history.

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