- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton recently opened up about why he never married the mother of his four children.
- Talking with Brittany Renner on his 'Funky Friday' YouTube series, Newton explained why he and Shakia Proctor never wed.
- “The thing is that person that I was while we were having children together, I couldn’t be the best husband,” Newton said. “I wasn’t prepared to be a husband then.”
- Newton also said that being a young athlete opened him up to temptations, admitting, “I just found myself in this downward spiral. Did she deserve better? I would humbly say, yes, she did.”