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Cam Newton Says Patriots Contract 'Not About Money for Me, It's About Respect'

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Cam Newton said Thursday the one-year, $1.75 million contract he signed with the New England Patriots is about earning respect.

"It's not a lot of things money cannot buy, but amongst the top of that list of things you would find respect as one of those," Newton wrote on Instagram. "This is not about money for me; it's about respect."

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Cam Newton after reports came out that the #Patriots are only paying him $550,000 in guaranteed money. "This is not about money for me, it’s about respect.