It’s been a wild week for FOX Sports, as they began the week by making news through the cancellation of three weekday programs on FS1, and ended it by announcing a partnership with Barstool Sports. While much of the focus has been on how the new partnership with the digital media giant will function, there are still plenty of unanswered questions regarding the departing talents from Breakfast Ball, The Facility, and Speak.
Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton addressed the news of the cancelled FS1 programs and offered insight and advice for those athletes now left without work at FOX Sports.
“Start your own. We were before our time. Now it’s time for everybody to get in line, because at this at this point, it’s just like,’Yo bro,’ we’ve been trying to tell y’all,” shared Newton on his 4th And 1 podcast. “I’m not going to be the one that’s going to kick you while you’re down. What I am going to do is, come one, come all. Hear ye, hear ye.”
Moreover, Newton referenced the time when he was first establishing his own brand and content platforms. He noted that he was the butt of many jokes as he attempted to break into the digital space. However, with his platform now firmly in motion after years of hard work and dedication, Newton is offering candid advice to those recently released by FS1.
“Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor. Good, beautiful people. LeSean McCoy, Paul Pierce, Michael Irvin, Keyshawn [Johnson]. The truth, all y’all. Start your own, and some of you are already doing it. But now lean in,” said Newton. “They did it on someone else’s platform, so now you’re disposable to them.”
Additionally, when discussing the remaining talent at FS1, Newton said Colin Cowherd is “bulletproof” due to his business arrangements with The Volume and Shannon Sharpe. He also added that if given the choice, he would prefer to hear NBA discussions from Paul Pierce over Chris Broussard.
Newton went on to highlight the significant amount of time and personal investment he has made into his content creation company. He encouraged former athletes to consider taking a similar path instead of relying solely on traditional network opportunities.
“Everybody, athlete, non-athlete. Understand this. Use what you have and leverage it for your own,” explained Newton. “When I got done playing in the NFL, and I knew it was over, I had to ask myself this question. How can I monetize my life? This is no slight to nobody that I just mentioned. It’s just get on the wave, because content ain’t going nowhere.”
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