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Former NFL star Cam Newton opened up about his thoughts on women having children with multiple fathers in a recent podcast.
“It’s Giving” host Sarah Fontenot spoke with the former Carolina Panthers star about having a baby and bringing a new man into her life. She asked Newton if he felt that a woman’s “value is lowered when they have more children by more men.”
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Cam Newton on the radio row in the Super Bowl LIX media center on February 7, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
“I just think the reality of that answer is that women’s value is lowered the more children they have,” he said on the podcast. “I had this conversation with one of my kids’ mothers, and she’s still fine. Like, I told her, ‘The guy you’re dating or want to date, if he’s not willing to love on these five kids that you have, he’s not the guy for you.’
“Because when I came into your life, I was willing to accept you and whatever you had, and there are guys out there who will say, ‘They’re not my kids. I want you.’ Well, that’s not how it works. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find someone. I’m pretty sure she has someone.”
Fontenot pressed Newton further, asking if he thought it was the best thing for her to do if she did not have children. Newton said he didn’t feel she could do better than him.
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) on the sideline in the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome on Jan. 2, 2022. (Chuck Cook/USA TODAY Sports)
She added that she did not feel that most women fared better than the man who fathers their children.
“It’s true love. I owe them a favor,” he said. “I’ll be forever indebted to them because no matter how they make me feel, once I get back down to earth, ‘Yo, that’s still the mother of my kids.'” It’s like one of those family business situations. We can have our spats, but when we walk out this door, you’ll never necessarily know, and we know, separately, like, bro, don’t talk to me right now.
“But then certain things will happen and you know you can count on me. It’s just our toxic tension.”
Newton said that as he’s gotten older, he’s come to terms with controlling his thinking, “changing” himself and “controlling the negativity.”
ESPN commentator Cam Newton dances during a commercial break of “First Thank You” broadcast live from Delaware State University on Oct. 29, 2025. (Damian Giletto/Delaware News Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
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The one-time NFL MVP has nine children, five with a woman and the rest with others.
