“Turning into Antonio Brown” – Cam Newton claiming Falcons could’ve gotten himself, Justin Fields, and Michael Vick combined for the price of Kirk Cousins’ $180 million contract doesn’t sit well with fans

Cam Newton, Michael Vick, Kirk Cousins and Justin Fields (Via Imago/Variety)

Cam Newton is known to have quite blunt and unfiltered opinions about the quarterbacks, since his game-manager tags on the top QBs of the league in 2023. He continued with that notion when he questioned the Atlanta Falcons’ biggest offseason move of acquiring Kirk Cousins.

During a recent appearance on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast hosted by Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end, Shannon Sharpe, Newton expressed his strong views on Cousins’ huge contract with the Falcons. He claimed the franchise overpaid the quarterback and might have been better off with other options such as himself.

What the Falcons paid for Kirk Cousins, they could have got Cam Newton, Justin Fields, and Michael Vick for that price. And if you give Cousins my resume, he probably would've got more money. But I'm tripping, I'm bitter, and I'm mad.

Cam Newton said

The former Panthers quarterback also clarified that he isn’t trying to shame Cousins in any way. The reason to question his huge contract is his growing age, given he’s already 32 years old and coming off a serious ACL injury. He highlighted the way everyone is overlooking these things with Cousins, they didn’t do it with him when he was looking for a starting QB position after coming off an injury.

So how am I supposed to feel? Because the same questions and the same concerns that you had with me, obviously you don't overlook that.

Cam Newton added

Fans react to Cam Newton’s comment on Kirk Cousins’ huge contract

While talking about why he feels the Falcons overpaid Cousins, Newton also compared his career graphs, saying he had a lot more success than the former ever did. Newton has been honored with an NFL MVP and also made a Super Bowl appearance with the Panthers, while Cousins had none. Yet he was made one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the league.
Cam Newton Brock Purdy PanthersCam Newton (Image via IMAGO)
Unfortunately for Newton, fans didn’t seem to comprehend his feelings. They slammed the former NFL quarterback for being hateful towards the three-time Pro Bowler. One fan wrote, “Cam Newton is turning into Antonio Brown,” while another wrote, “Bruh is always hatin on players. Dudes arm is weak. 50% on passes aint good.”

Some fans even slammed Newton for being racist towards Cousin, saying if he had been black then the former wouldn’t have been saying these things. Many mocked him for just sitting on his couch and saying he should be playing and doing nothing about it. Here are some of the fan reactions:

 

While Cam Newton has often received flak for his outlandish takes, they have only gotten him more attention on the web. Being a YouTuber/analyst, Newton by now, would have certainly become accustomed to the wild wrath of the fans.