Athlete Spotlight: Cam Newton

He played in the NFL for 10 years. After being drafted first overall in the 2011 draft, he won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award and the NFL MVP award in 2015. During his career, he earned 133.5 million dollars in salaries.

Meet Cam Newton, who aims to build a media empire and become the most famous athlete-turned-YouTuber. He last played in 2021, but he impressively makes his presence felt in the media.

This is what Cam Newton is up to:

• He founded Icon Saga in 2012, which is a full-service production company that focuses on scripted and non-scripted digital content, children's programming, animation and more

• He owns projects like Funky Friday, a weekly web series, and a sports podcast called 4th & 1 on his YouTube channel, with over 1.5 million subscribers.

• He recently signed a deal with ESPN to become a commentator on their morning show First Take alongside Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe.

• He is a stakeholder in the UFC and has also made investments in a New York-based jewellery company called Lokai, Fellaship Cigar Bar and Hats by Alberto

• He runs a charitable foundation called the Cam Newton Foundation, a non-profit organization created to help at-risk youth in Charlotte, Carolina.

Cam Newton's move to sign with ESPN is a step toward his goal of building a media empire. He used his time off from football to pursue his passion. During his playing career, he used his value as leverage to secure lucrative deals off the field, which he has used to fund his passion. Cam has mentioned that he wants to take control of his narrative and has a vision for how he wants it to be done.