Another endorsement deal he has appears to be safe for now. Gatorade condemned his remarks but did not sever their relationship. They said in a statement, \u201cCam\u2019s comments were objectionable and disrespectful to all women and they do not reflect the values of our brand. Gatorade fully supports women who compete in, report on, coach for, or play any role in sport \u2013 on or off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
Forbes estimated that he makes an estimated $11 million in endorsements, appearances and royalties and licensing. He has deals with Buick, Under Armour and Carolina Health Systems.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nMea Culpa<\/h2>\n
Which might have been the motivating factor for his videotaped apology the following day. He went on his Twitter account and read a 1:48 statement on the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a man who tries to be a positive role model in my community and tries to use my platform to inspire others,\u201d he said. \u201cI take ownership to everything that comes with that. And what I did was extremely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
While he said he was sorry to women, but he didn\u2019t specifically single out Rodrigue, which some people criticized.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that during this whole process I\u2019ve already lost sponsors and countless fans, I realize that the joke is really on me,\u201d Newton said. \u201cI\u2019ve learned a valuable lesson from this.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Carolina quarterback Cam Newton opened his mouth and quickly inserted his foot, insulting a female reporter for a question she asked during a Wednesday press conference. He spent part of his day Thursday apologizing for his remark. Jourdan Rodrigue of the Charlotte Observer\u00a0asked the NFL signal caller about the route-running of wide receiver Devin Funchess.\u00a0Newton […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":60397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Carolina Quarterback Cam Newton Throws Insensitive Remark, Apologies for Verbal Fumble<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n