FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- A high school football player who was seen on video trash-talking Cam Newton has apologized to the former NFL Most Valuable Player after the exchange between them went viral on social media.
An abbreviated part of the video, in which Newton was repeatedly taunted as a free-agent-to-be who was "about to be poor", sparked passionate reaction from Newton's peers in the NFL. It occurred at a 7-on-7 football tournament, with Newton coaching his longtime team through his charitable foundation.
The player, Jseth Owens of Perkiomen Valley High School in Pennsylvania, asked for forgiveness as part of a written apology on Twitter.