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Cam Newton shuns retirement talk, makes pitch to return to Patriots: 'There aren't 32 guys better than me'

After a New England Patriots debut season that saw Cam Newton throw more interceptions than touchdowns, the former NFL MVP says he's heard the retirement chatter.

He's not having it.

Newton on retiring at 31: 'Hell no'

In an appearance on the "I am athlete" podcast with former NFL players Chad Johnson, Brandon Marshall and Fred Taylor, Newton made clear he intends to keep playing. And he believes he's still a starting-caliber quarterback in the NFL.

"Hell no," Newton said of retirement. "I can't go out like that. I hear all of that talk.