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- As Cam Newton waits on his next NFL opportunity, he is getting Overtime’s 7-on-7 league off the ground.
- At an event over the weekend, he went viral for his ridiculous underhand throw.
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Cam Newton is currently out of the NFL, but that isn’t stopping him from chucking bombs.
And this time he’s doing it underhand.Earlier this spring, the former No. 1 overall pick partnered with Overtime to create a new 7-on-7 league. It will cater to high school prospects who are looking to compete at the highest level while protecting college eligibility.
The OT7 league will feature up to 24 teams playing eight games each with a playoff round to determine a champion. The games are played on 40-yard-line segments of an NFL field. All expenses, outside of equipment costs, will be paid for, but the players will not be compensated so that they can go on to play in college.
Over the weekend, Newton took the field at an OT7 event. He even got in on the action and blew some minds in the process.
The 11-year NFL veteran threw a football 50 yards with a perfect spiral. That may not sound particularly impressive, because it’s not, but Newton did so UNDERHAND.
Cam Newton casually throwing it 50 yards UNDERHAND
@CameronNewton pic.twitter.com/cYLnuTrENG
— Overtime (@overtime)
The video, which went viral almost instantly, was called into question. While the caption says 50 yards, some football fans were skeptical about the distance, claiming that it looked more like 35/40 yards. Either way, it was on a frozen rope and rather impressive.
Of course, the internet did have jokes about Newton’s arm.
What about the accuracy?
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(@Ace__14)
Its too bad he didnt throw it underhand that whole season
— Pete (@parkingticketp)
Let’s see
— R
(@nfncKali)
Throws better underhand
— Bj Charles (@beeje13)
He should try that in games cause overhand ain’t working for him
— Evan Farragher (@berrystapp1989)
With more accuracy than when he throws it overhand.
— RAngleStats (@RAngleStats)
yea because he cant throw overhand
this was a easy one the man cant throw regular so he should be good at throwing under hand
— deon harris (@deonharris14)
People that never threw a football: “I can do that”
— CrimloMotty (@Crimlo_mg)
Let’s see him throw 50 yards and hit a receiver running towards the end zone. Never seen that from Cam since those early Panthers days lol
— The Trader (@StriveforBest00)
Can’t throw it 50 yards overhand
— Kevin (@KevSmitty22)
That’s more accurate than him throwing overhand
— Izzy Acevedo (@Izraelacevedo)
Newton continues to wait on an NFL opportunity, but in the meantime it looks like he’s having plenty of fun doing his thing.
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