Jseth Owens, a high school football player at Perkiomen Valley High School in Pennsylvania, apologized to 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton after an exchange between the two of them went viral this weekend.
In a video that was taken at a 7-on-7 football tournament, with Newton coaching his longtime team through his charitable foundation, Owens appeared to heckle Newton by saying "you about to be poor," referencing Newton's impending free agency this offseason.
Owens responded on Monday with a note on Twitter saying, in part, "As a football player I let my competitive side get the best of me and it was a huge miscommunication.