INTERVIEW: Cam Newton & Ashley Nicole Talk '106 & Sports,' NFL, ESPN's First Take; Russell Wilson + More

Summary

The Breakfast Club INTERVIEW: Cam Newton & Ashley Nicole Talk '106 & Sports,' NFL, ESPN's First Take; Russell Wilson + More

Podcast: The Breakfast Club (iHeartPodcasts)
Date: October 8, 2025
Guests: Cam Newton & Ashley Nicole
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God, Lauren LaRosa

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Episode Overview

This episode brings former NFL MVP Cam Newton and sports media personality Ashley Nicole into the Breakfast Club studio to discuss their new BET show 106 & Sports. The conversation fluidly mixes sports, pop culture, relationships, and Black athlete narratives, with the hosts exploring not only sports hot topics—like Travis Hunter, Deion Sanders, Russell Wilson, and Lamar Jackson—but also deeper conversations about authenticity, relationships, media moves, and what it means to launch a dynamic new show.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Travis Hunter & Mentorship in Sports

• Cam Newton discusses his C1N all-star program & the importance of using football as a vehicle for change:
  • "Travis Hunter is a person that does not get respected enough because he has not did anything wrong...we couldn't find no dirt on him, so we have to attack somebody close to him. Never had a DUI, not a domestic..." [03:28]
  • Cam highlights mentorship and giving alternatives to crime:
    "You don't gotta rob. You ain't gotta steal. You ain't gotta, you know, sell drugs. Like, bro, this pig skin right here can take you places." [04:26]

2. Relationship Transparency: How Much is Too Much?

A lively segment unpacks whether partners should divulge their full dating histories, especially in professional circles.

• Lauren LaRosa:
  • "If you’re gonna cross paths...then yes, I think that that should be vocalized...but if it’s like you’re a hometown, you know, crush and they're never gonna [meet], like, he don't need to know that." [06:40]
• Ashley Nicole:
  • Stresses context and transparency: "...if you know, okay, babe, look, we going back to my homecoming...here was a person that may have been important...You need to have a conversation" [07:12]
• Cam Newton:
  • Advocates for openness: "If I’m asking you what I deem is extremely surface level and innocent...Because now it’s a deeper-rooted issue. If you’re going to go to hell with this information, what else are you willing to keep?" [10:25]
  • Metaphor: "Cinderella's shoe was fit for Cinderella. My name is Cam Newton. I can't put on Cinderella's shirt." [09:19]
• DJ Envy / Hosts:
  • Offer real relationship scenarios, playfully pushing for honesty but recognizing boundaries.

3. Genesis of '106 & Sports' on BET

• Ashley Nicole & Cam Newton detail the unique audition and pairing process:
  • "I got a call that they were doing castings...pairings in LA last minute. Cam and I even virtually just had a chemistry that was just drastically different than what he had with anyone." [13:19]
  • Cam reflects on humility and reinvention: "...this entitled mentality of, like, man, I'M Cam Newton, first pick, Heisman winner, MVP...Like, man, nobody care nothing about that now." [14:00]

4. Russell Wilson, Authenticity, and Black Athlete Narratives

• Lauren LaRosa:
  • Questions criticisms of Wilson’s “corniness”: "Russell Wilson’s an easy target because people perceive his proximity to blackness not acceptable. Right. He’s kind of like a Carlton Banks..." [16:53]
  • Champions authenticity: "If he tried to come out there...dressed in a lot of swagger, people were like, yo, who does this guy think he is? Right...If he pulls back...‘oh, you corny.’ You can’t have it both ways." [22:33]
• Cam Newton:
  • Breaks down why the Russell/Sierra discourse exists: "The reason why people make this a story...is because who Sierra was with prior to Russell Wilson." [23:22]
  • Declares Wilson a Hall of Famer: "I think Russell Wilson is a Hall of Famer. If you let people...his numbers are comparable to them, one being Eli Manning." [25:00]

5. Ravens, Lamar Jackson & NFL Discussion

• Cam Newton:
  • Expresses continued faith in the Ravens and Lamar Jackson: "...I believe in Lamar Jackson. Like, Lamar Jackson is another person, similar to what I was saying about Travis Hunter. Yeah. Does he have any Super Bowls? No. But does he have MVPs? Yes." [26:46]
  • Praises Jackson’s spotless public persona and importance as a Black quarterback: "We don’t even know who he dating. We don’t know what is going on. The main thing has always been the main thing." [27:10]

6. Shador Sanders, Deion Sanders & NFL Business Decisions

• Cam Newton:
  • Critiques the Browns’ treatment of Shador Sanders: "I don't think Cleveland wants him to succeed." [28:43]
  • Discusses how business, not just talent, dictates NFL decisions: "People always look at the entertainment of the NFL not realizing...Jerry Jones is a dominant businessman and this is a sport to him." [28:50]
• Lauren LaRosa:
  • Analytical on why some players don’t get chances: "If he’s not even seeing the field, so I can understand, you know, with the analogy you use about Envy..." [29:56]
  • “...any 5th round pick has an uphill battle. You add the last name, you add Deion Sanders...it’s just adding to the already uphill battle.” [31:39]

7. Cam’s Move to ESPN First Take & Media Industry Integration

• Ashley Nicole:
  • Asks how Cam navigated the transition, especially after Shannon Sharpe’s exit.
• Cam Newton:
  • Shows gratitude and refuses comparison/competition: "You can’t have me talk bad on that person because I look up to him...What we get misguided with is this is not competition in content. It’s just my next collaboration." [32:52 & 33:45]
  • Lessons from Stephen A. Smith: “He’s a person that is a machine...I want to move people emotionally.” [35:25]

8. Production Details & BET Show Format

• Ashley Nicole & Lauren LaRosa:
  • "It’s the first ever countdown show...Is it in front of a live audience?" [36:27]
  • Confirmation that the show aims for a “live” feeling with innovative packaging.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Cam Newton on mentorship:
  "I'm trying to tell you. We can go left, but we can keep it right. We can go both ways." [03:08]

• Cam Newton on being open in relationships:
  "If you don't really truly know a person...you can't really truly be in love with a person." [11:43]

• Lauren LaRosa on authenticity:
  "But I feel like Russell Wilson doesn’t give people enough in his personal life to attack him—so you gotta attack something so superficial that he’s not cool enough." [17:18]

• Cam Newton on sports narratives:
  "Favorites with athletes is in the eye of the beholder. It's the same thing. It's like if we're covering sports, and that's why we love sports so much and these type of topics and viewpoints is what we plan on bringing to the screen for 106 in sports as well." [25:44]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 03:00–05:05: Travis Hunter, C1N program, mentorship
• 05:27–12:41: Relationship transparency, history, and expectations
• 12:43–15:11: Origins of 106 & Sports; casting process, chemistry
• 16:48–18:33 & 21:35–25:44: Russell Wilson “corniness”, authenticity, Black QBs
• 26:10–28:36: Ravens, Lamar Jackson discussion
• 28:36–32:20: Deion & Shador Sanders, NFL business
• 32:21–35:54: Cam’s ESPN move, Shannon Sharpe, media industry
• 36:24–37:25: BET show format, live packaging, host chemistry

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Final Thoughts

This episode offers a fresh look at sports media, athletic authenticity, and cultural conversation through Cam Newton and Ashley Nicole’s chemistry and candor. It introduces 106 & Sports as more than a typical sports show—promising frank perspectives, cultural commentary, and personal storytelling.

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Recommended for listeners interested in:

• Behind-the-scenes tales of new sports media ventures
• Nuanced conversations about Black athletes in and out of sports
• Honest relationship debates and authenticity in public life
• Cam Newton’s unique post-NFL journey and approach to content creation

Transcript

[Ashley Nicole]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Truth Over Hate Announcer]

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[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

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[Cam Newton]

Wake your ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Breakfast Club.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lauren LaRosa is here as well. We got some special guests in the building.

[DJ Envy]

We do.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

We have Ashley, Nicole.

[Cam Newton]

Welcome.

[Ashley Nicole]

Hello.

[Truth Over Hate Announcer]

Hello, everyone.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

And we have Cam Newton. Welcome back.

[DJ Envy]

What's up, bro?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Where you going to go today, Cam?

[Cam Newton]

I'm trying to tell you. We can go left, but we can keep it right. We. We can go both ways.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Pause where you want.

[Cam Newton]

Both ways. Travis Hunter. Deion Sanders.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

All right, which way you want to go?

[Cam Newton]

Bo Jackson.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Oh, it's a BET Show 106 and sports.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Love it.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Let's start with Travis Hunter. Since you already said his name first and jumped out the box, what's your thoughts?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Love him.

[Cam Newton]

Travis Hunter came through my C1N program, which is an all star team where I use football as a way to show kids or young athletes that you can change your life. Travis Hunter is a person that does not get respected enough because he has not did anything wrong. He's been exceptional on a football field, and yet we couldn't find no dirt on him. So we have to attack somebody close to him. Never had a dui.

[Guest or Co-host]

Nope.

[Cam Newton]

Not a domestic. From what I've heard and seen and seen firsthand, he's an unbelievable person.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

All he does is smile.

[Cam Newton]

That's all he does, is smile.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Yes, he does.

[Cam Newton]

And I was rocking with Trav when his smile wasn't even. You know what I mean? He had the crack smile and so much. So, like I said, his younger brother Travis plays on my team now. And this is my way of philanthropic initiatives where, yeah, a lot of people can give back in their own perspective and respective ways. But for me, I use the game of football to say, hey, bro, you don't gotta rob. You ain't gotta steal. You ain't gotta, you know, sell drugs. Like, bro, this pig skin right here can take you places. It's gotten me everywhere that I ever wanted. And when I've seen Travis at his age to see how he has morphed into the individual. Now, of course, everybody's entitled to their own opinion about who he is. Oh, he a sucker. He a dish. That he's married. Yeah, he has a family. That was what couple goals was supposed to be. I should take a page out of his book.

[DJ Envy]

But, yeah, we gonna get to that.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Why you look like that, Ashley, when he said that, huh?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because he's capping like he knows exactly where he stands when he comes to that he made it very clear. He's made it clear in the last 24 hours. But I don't know.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

We had a conversation about that earlier.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Teaching new dog new tricks, maybe old dog new tricks.

[DJ Envy]

Ooh, something like that.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

We had a conversation about learning your significant other's body. Counting names, right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, no.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

But this is the thing.

[DJ Envy]

This is what we say.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

We understood.

[Cam Newton]

Is it not real?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Is it not real?

[Cam Newton]

You want to know that I need interviewing it.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

If you're in the same industry.

[Guest or Co-host]

Talk to me.

[Cam Newton]

Talk to me. Come on.

[DJ Envy]

Now I'm going to tell you my.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Team here is where I think I agree and disagree. Now if it is a situation where I'll use Cam as an example. Since you sitting next to me. This is just an example.

[Cam Newton]

Use John Doe. Use John Doe. Use John Doe. Pay attention to 106 is sports. I'm gonna use John Doe.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

October 15th.

[Lauren LaRosa]

If John Doe has a certain profession, correct. And there is a possibility that John Doe is gonna run into Jim Doe. Cause they're in the same world, then yes. I feel like that is something that you need to vocalize and you need to be honest about because you never want your person to walk into a room and everyone's in on the joke except for that person.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Right. You're about to interview your man's ex. One, he popped down. You didn't know.

[Guest or Co-host]

He laughing.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

He laughing.

[Cam Newton]

He got a. He got an ace of spade tug. What?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

No, no, she laughing. She's smiling or giggly hugging you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's what I'm saying. Like, if you're gonna cross paths, there's a possibility for you to cross paths with someone, then, yes, I think that that should be vocalized. But if it's like you're a hometown, you know, crush and they're never gonna cry. Like, he don't need to know that. That's none of your business. Some things you gotta keep close to the chest.

[Ashley Nicole]

But if that's your man, y' all together, y' all building like real life at our ages that we're doing, you gotta take him back to your hometown at some point. So I think it's certain people, certain places, certain times, right? So not everybody may be a bit insane, but if you know. Okay, babe, look, we going back to.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

My homecoming hometown, but you're not going on the block.

[Ashley Nicole]

You might go see Mama House, but you're not certain places, certain times. So if you take in your person you love to wherever. I think it's just a conversation of like, in this part of my life, Here was a person that may have been important because I. Especially if you know, you could run into them because you're in these places all the time. He's not.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I will say this. I. I recently went to somebody that I'm, like, getting to know his hometown, and he didn't point out and give me names, nothing like that. He basically said, like, we're walking into this party, there are going to be some people there that I dated in high school, whatever.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

So now you looking.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It wasn't like, is this person. This is her name. This is. It was just like, you'll be on.

[Cam Newton]

Your P's and she hugging you too.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Longing you too long.

[Ashley Nicole]

I feel like you got to.

[Cam Newton]

You turn into an owl.

[DJ Envy]

Like, sometimes as a woman, you got.

[Truth Over Hate Announcer]

To keep some secrets and some things.

[Lauren LaRosa]

To you and some things to yourself. Like, your person doesn't know. Have to know everything you did before, though. All you know is, I'm with you now.

[Ashley Nicole]

Like, that should be enough. I think everything is, like, not realistic. You can't know every single thing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I can.

[Ashley Nicole]

But certain things, like, if I'm walking in that party, we ain't got to do, like, an Instagram run through, but, like, we need to have a conversation of like, okay, do you still speak to these people? Is this woman gonna walk up to me and like, yes, have friendly conversation with me? What is. What's happening?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, if you're gonna be in proximity, whether it's a one off, whether it's.

[DJ Envy]

Y' all giving too much, let's hear you can.

[Cam Newton]

Let's hear you can one offs.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You don't need to know everything.

[Cam Newton]

Are y' all still talking? The simple question is, I just want to know your list. I don't care.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

You still smash my shorty.

[Cam Newton]

I want it to count or 10 off. It still counts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You're not telling your girl. I know. I was in Turks and Caicos ten years ago with my boys, and I hit. So that's why you leave business.

[Cam Newton]

Okay. That's why you lead with everything, so you don't mess up a vibe because you're trying to explain. Hey, hey, hey. Before we go in here, there's a chance that dj, like, no.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Sometimes you can give information, Cam.

[Cam Newton]

And this is the thing that we all have to understand. What works for me may not work for you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's fact.

[Cam Newton]

Cinderella's shoe was fit for Cinderella. My name is Cam Newton. I can't put on Cinderella shirt.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We know. That's right.

[Cam Newton]

So that's cool. So I'm like, yo, we We. We get into this, that'd never be me. And I love going on them comments and hitting your profile and realizing, like, baby, you were never meant for me.

[Guest or Co-host]

Damn. In what way?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Damn.

[Cam Newton]

You have more posts than followers. There's nothing that we can relate to. So I appreciate your insight. I needed that impression.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

So this show is more than sports.

[DJ Envy]

Going back to your Turks and Caicos comment, Right? Like, all right. He don't need to know about the tur. Look, I'mma tell you. I'm married right now. My husband wanted to know if I ever had a one night stand. You know what I'm saying? Saint an that night in. In Turks and Caicos.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right?

[DJ Envy]

I. Yeah, yeah, babe.

[Lauren LaRosa]

One.

[DJ Envy]

One night I did go. You know, me and my cousins went to Turk and Kos and I, you know, I smashed the. Who was buying the street.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Pull up that man's IG profile phone number. Give him like, you got to keep something.

[Cam Newton]

A lot of times it's not even about what it is. More so than are you willing to tell me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Cam Newton]

Because now it's a deeper rooted issue. If you're going to go to hell with this information, what. What else are you willing to keep or what do you get to decide.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Cam Newton]

What's worth telling me or not? If I'm asking you what I deem is extremely surface level and extremely innocent. Cause I'm not judging. I'm happy, baby. I'm not going nowhere. I already know before me there was somebody or somebodies. Let's talk about it. I believe in a relationship, there should not be anything that's off limits. That's just me. Like, so much so that it's like, yo, nah, man, ain't gonna go there. But it's certain things that I think, like, you can't really truly be in love with a person if you don't really truly know a person. And that's me. And like I said, Cinderella's shoe is for Cinderella. It's not mine. Cam's shoe is not built for Cinderella. I look at a lot of these things where it's like, yo, she gonna tell me, hey, babe, I had some money right here. Hey, babe, I'm seeing a transaction on my car. Hey, babe, man, I'm looking for. Tell me where it was at.

[Guest or Co-host]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but that's a significant thing. You don't think there's a difference between significant.

[Cam Newton]

You don't get to judge. You don't get to judge that.

[DJ Envy]

Did you give her your list?

[Ashley Nicole]

I was about to give your.

[Cam Newton]

Absolutely.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Names, addresses, Faces, all that.

[Cam Newton]

See, you're, you're, you're. You're thinking about the initial question, but not the reasoning behind the question. If you're willing to go over and beyond and say, hey, I did this, I did that, I did that, I did that. I'm not going to say how many times. That's like, what are we talking about? I just really want to know if you're willing to open up and answer the question. Because like I said, it's a deeper rooted issue that, hey, we in some real stuff. Tell me what you did. Somebody told me that they seen this or my mama said that you responded like this. That's not to say that my mom is not. Is lying. But you can stretch your truth or your vantage point about a certain situation. Tell me what happened.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

So let's go back. How did this show come together?

[Cam Newton]

Now?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Let's break down this show right now, please.

[Ashley Nicole]

Let's break down this show.

[DJ Envy]

Because she ain't gonna let him in.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We could have done this for another 20 minutes. You shouldn't call us while we were wa.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

This is more than just sports. So how did y' all get together to do this show?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Um, it kind of just happened. I mean, I don't know. Our experiences were a little bit different or maybe it was the same. So I was in the middle of the NBA playoffs. I also work for CBS Sports, and I got a call that they were doing castings and kind of test shoots, pairings in LA last minute. Can you fly to la? Kinda can't. I'm in the middle of the playoffs.

[Ashley Nicole]

Like, big deal.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Can't move. Cam and I did ours virtually. He was actually in LA and met with a whole list of people from so many guys that we know and women that we know that doing their things in individual industries. And Cam and I even virtually just had a chemistry that was just drastically different than what he had with anyone when he was in la. And obviously he can speak to that more. And it just kind of snowballed from there. And the whole process was. He announced the BET Awards and then it was just kind of like a waiting game until this point. And now we're in the 11th hour, really excited. But, yeah, your situation in LA obviously was different than mine. Virtually.

[Cam Newton]

It was a process and it was something that I was new to because typically it's, we want you for this. Going about business now in this phase of my life is something that I will always remember. And everything that you do is earned nobody. This entitled mentality of, like, man, I'M Cam Newton, first pick, Heisman Trophy winner. Like, mvp. Like, man, nobody care nothing about that now. It's like how you can position yourself and are you qualified to have this? Are you talented enough to have this? Can you far exceed just football and tap into the unknown of the culture? Hey, can you talk politics? If you had the opportunity to. Hey, can you talk about home goods? Can you talk about fashion? Can you talk about lifestyle things? And when you start to really dive into, hey, this is something that I really want to do and take serious. You have to go out on a limb and take sacrifices. Right. So, yeah, I had to prove went to la. Ashley, obviously was one of the first persons.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You were my first.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah.

[Cam Newton]

But that sounds crazy. We're taking that clip.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

We're taking that clip. We're gonna see how y' all deal with it. We're taking that clip.

[Guest or Co-host]

Go ahead.

[Cam Newton]

Yeah. And he said, yup. You know, we had. We had that as something where. Okay, that was a good icebreaker. It was probably 15, 20 minutes, and that's when my day kind of started, I think, you know, a question was posed to me, and I've often asked, like, what's my superpower? And some would say probably football, but I think really, for me, I've never met a stranger. Like, I really genuinely talk, like, talking and really hearing people out. I went to school, studied sociology, so I took a lot of psychology classes as well, and didn't really know how much of a nerd that I really was. And doing it my way, it wasn't that, you know. No, bro, I'm from Atlanta. You know, Twin, you feel like, nah, it's like, nah. I can really, you know, learn a thing or two, and that has helped me in places and positions. So when you see me on Funky Friday, 4th and 1 now, you know, with, you know, Ashley and 106 in sports, this will bring out a different element of what we're used to seeing. Cam Newton.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

So you guys are going to be discussing everything, not just sports, not just the games, but also everything to do with it. Like, for instance, Russell Wilson, right? Conversation not only about him playing in for the Giants and the Giants stinking it up, but also Giants on my team, by the way. Also, you know, the conversation that said he was a simp and that he loves his girl too, he loves his wife too much. So we'll get your feedback. So break it down.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean, what's wrong with loving your wife too much?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

I don't see nothing.

[Cam Newton]

I don't see nothing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You Know what I mean? I think Russell Wilson and we were kind of talking about this yesterday when we were talking about the black quarterback when we were at dinner with our CEO. And I think that Russell Wilson's an easy target because people perceive his proximity to blackness not acceptable. Right. He's kind of like a Carlton Banks on the Fresh Prince.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, Damn.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

I wouldn't Carlton Banks him, but go ahead.

[Ashley Nicole]

You know, he's a little Carlton Banks.

[Lauren LaRosa]

In a sense, you know, And I don't think there's anything wrong with him loving his wife and being loud and proud about that. He has a beautiful family. He's extremely skilled. And if that is not for you, it's not for you. But I don't think there's anything corny about loving someone and being loud about that. And if you're somebody who wants to love more privately, that's cool. But I feel like Russell Wilson doesn't give people enough in his personal life to attack him. So you gotta attack something so superficial that he's not cool enough.

[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

This past weekend, like every other Sunday, you were on the court with the guys, playing ball. Just a pickup game, living out your hoop dreams. No triple doubles, but a mean set of threes in between buckets. One of the homies mentions he closed on a new crib. This is big. And while everyone's asking about the housewarming and making plans to celebrate, you're asking the real questions. Like, has he spoke to his State Farm agent yet about coverage? See, home ownership is one thing, but the right coverage is the real game changer. Even more than your last hot streak is how you protect your legacy. Dropping buckets and bars on the court, a state Farm Agent can more than assist you with finding the right coverage for your new place. If you have a claim, your local agent can help you file it. Yep, that's right. Over the phone, in person, online, or on the app, they're ready to help you and they don't drop the ball, if you know what I mean. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.

[Truth Over Hate Announcer]

Hate never did anybody any good. Hate is harmful to the hated and the hater alike. Hate is poison in the heart and mind and a horror to all of humankind. That's why hate must stop with us. Right now, our Jewish neighbors are facing an unprecedented wave of hate simply for existing. Families are being harassed, people are being attacked, synagogues are vandalized, homes destroyed simply because the people are who they are. People claim the hatred is justified, but no hatred against another ever really is. Why? Because hate against one community spreads to other communities. And if it can happen to them, it can happen to us. It has happened to us and it has to stop. Black, Jewish, Latino, and Muslim, we must stand together against hate. We must say loud and clear that we will not let hate win. Don't be ignorant and indifference. Educate yourself and rise [e-mail] Today's episode.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

You know what I mean? Like, yeah, did he go to school in Wisconsin or where'd he go to school?

[Cam Newton]

What you think?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Hold up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Swag in Wisconsin?

[Cam Newton]

No, but he also went to school at North Carolina State, too.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, well, I mean, so.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

So what you think, Cam?

[Ashley Nicole]

Yeah, what you think?

[Cam Newton]

Y' all trying to get that clip? I seen him come in real close.

[Lauren LaRosa]

With me, Cam, you know there's nothing wrong with Russell Wilson.

[Cam Newton]

I Ain't sleeping with him.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Exactly.

[Cam Newton]

So if the person that it really matters to, if it suits her, then.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They keep popping out those babies, so.

[Cam Newton]

Clearly they're doing something.

[Ashley Nicole]

But you said he also went to North Carolina state. So you're saying he was around some swag.

[Cam Newton]

He went to North Carolina state. She said, you know, didn't he go to school in Wisconsin where there's no swag? I rebuttal. That you know of. You ain't been to Wisconsin to see some swag or to observe the swag. Okay, so I just rebuttal and said he also went to school in North Carolina State.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Not to insinuate necessarily your character as a. If it's not in you, it's not in you. And I think we would be more. We'd have more of an issue with Russell Wilson if he tried to present a version of himself that was just unauthentic to the action like Russell Wilson. Now, granted, from a football aspect, you know, only his teammates and former teammates can speak about that, and they have been very vocal about him in the locker room and stuff like that. I obviously can't speak to that, but from a personal standpoint, I think he's very authentically himself. And I think if he tried to come out there and he was like, you know, when he first got with Ciara and he was dressed in a lot of swagger, people were like, yo, who does this guy think he is? Right when he pulls back and he's more like, I'm just gonna be me. I'm gonna be Russell. I'm gonna be a dad. I'd be a husband. Now it's like, oh, you corny. You can't have it both ways. You can't play both sides.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Should he retire?

[Lauren LaRosa]

For sure. I think.

[Cam Newton]

I think.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think it's it for him.

[Cam Newton]

I only think this is a story respectfully. And I say this holding down the shift button as I'm typing it out. The people. The reason why people make this a story about is Russ Russell Wilson cool enough is because who Sierra was with prior to Russell Wilson, if Sierra was with. This is my honest opinion, and I'm entitled to it, and everybody can, you know, do whatever they want. But if she was with anybody else and given the optics of, hey, she moved on from him to go here, it's like, oh, that don't match.

[Ashley Nicole]

I agree with you.

[Cam Newton]

And with that, now it gives people this narrative comparing the two, and if it works for them, whoop dee doo, you know what I'm saying?

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I Think there's something to be said about her changing her type per se. And now look at her life. Sometimes you gotta go against.

[Cam Newton]

If she ain't always know, stupid. If she ain't styled for divorce, if she has spoke highly of her man, if they still stayed together, stuck it out. Congratulations. You made it another day.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Now, do you think he should retire?

[Cam Newton]

Absolutely. And I'm gonna tell you why. Why?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

His first couple of games weren't that bad.

[Cam Newton]

They weren't winning, though.

[Guest or Co-host]

Touche.

[Cam Newton]

I think the discussion point now is, is he a Hall of Famer? I think Russell Wilson is a Hall of Famer.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Me, too.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Why?

[Cam Newton]

Is because if you let people who is projected to get in the hall of Fame in his numbers are comparable to them, one being Eli Manning, then that brings up the discussion. Somebody will say, eli Manning won two Super Bowls. Russell Wilson only won one. I said, okay, cool. Well, if we're giving that optic where Steve Young is in the hall of Fame as a starting quarterback, he's only won one Super Bowl. So that merit alone says, all right.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

He should be in the hall of Fame.

[Cam Newton]

He should be in the hall of Fame.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Quarterbacks who haven't won any Super Bowls in the hall of Fame.

[Cam Newton]

Hello. So Dan Marino.

[Ashley Nicole]

Right.

[Cam Newton]

But Dan Marino put up. What are we doing?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Cam Newton]

And I think that, that that's what we do often times in sports. It. It's. It's almost like the beauty thing. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Favorites with athletes is in the eye of the beholder. It's the same thing. It's like if we're covering sports, and that's why we love sports so much and these type of topics and viewpoints is what we plan on bringing to the screen for 106 in sports as well.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Will y' all dive into politics?

[Cam Newton]

No.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, good. This is personal for me. What do y' all feel about the Ravens right now?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

What do y' all see? Why?

[Cam Newton]

Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun. Why? Why? It's like I'm looking at the. And, like, why are y' all losing?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It doesn't make sense.

[Cam Newton]

Yeah, it doesn't. But I still do think that they're going to make it to the playoffs.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you.

[Cam Newton]

It's not because I'm a fan of the Ravens more so than I believe in. Lamar Jackson.

[Ashley Nicole]

Yes.

[Cam Newton]

Like, Lamar Jackson is another person. Similar to what I was saying about Travis Hunter. Yeah. Does he have any Super Bowls? No. But does he have MVPs? Yes. And I think he is the best quarterback during this span, including Patrick Mahomes. Because what. What Lamar Jackson does is different than what Patrick Mahomes do is he is the visual for people that give them hope. Like Michael Vick was to me. I didn't think I could ever play quarterback until I seen somebody look like me, play like me, and relate or I could relate to while they were playing. I've seen Lamar Jackson. I've witnessed his greatness when he goes back to South Florida, no domestic charges, no dui. We don't even know who he dating. We don't know what is going on. The main thing has always been the main thing. I respect that people critique him on his football prowess and not other things. Because being in the league as long as he has, being in the spotlight as long as he has. He has zero blemishes. And I'm knocking on wood saying that because that's what I look at. I know it's hard. It's easy to get in trouble. It's hard to get out of it. And we don't highlight that enough. Where bro, like, Russell Wilson is the same thing. Like, we ain't never heard of Russell Wilson slapping Ciara. Like, what that would have been like character defamation for the rest of his life. But we're talking about opinions that we don't hang our hat on enough in regards especially the narrative of the black athlete. See what I'm saying now?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Shador, we gotta go to Sanders. I know you guys gotta go. The Sanders family. You mentioned Sanders earlier today. What's your thoughts on Shador? What's your thoughts on Deion?

[Cam Newton]

I told it. I've been open about. I don't think Cleveland wants him to succeed.

[Ashley Nicole]

Yeah, you said it was a business decision.

[Cam Newton]

Definitely. Like, why would you, like, why would I cut and not just seen her? Why would I cut DJ Envy if he's leading in business? Like that T shirt or that chain that you got on, it's doing numbers. From a business standpoint, it's like, why would I, Why would I cut that? He's good for business. Now, granted, people always look at the entertainment of the NFL not realizing like, yo, Jerry Jones is a dominant businessman and this is a sport to him. How can we, like, we get money? Like when the Dallas Cowboys, he's. He's mind tricked everybody to think that when the Dallas Cowboys are good, it's good for football. No, it's not. It's good for your pockets.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But the fact that Shador isn't playing, like, the Browns can't get any lower than they already are. Right.

[Truth Over Hate Announcer]

They're.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They're a very disgruntled franchise as a whole, historically.

[Truth Over Hate Announcer]

Right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I would understand the business aspect of it if he were playing, but he's not seeing the field, so I don't see what the return on your investment is for a quarterback that doesn't suit up. He's not even getting garbage time. Minutes.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean, he's not seeing the fields at all. So I can understand, you know, with the analogy you use about envy, if, like, even in the fourth quarter and the Browns are either losing or they're up, which is rarely ever the case, but they're losing.

[Cam Newton]

If you look at the games, they've been in the games.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But what I'm saying is, is, like, he's not getting any field time. So it's not like you even read of his super stardom of Shador Sanders and the Sanders name if he's not even seeing the field.

[Cam Newton]

I put it like this in simplistic form. You get garbage time when there's garbage opportunities.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

Down by 40 or up by 40.

[Cam Newton]

Unfortunately, your Ravens last week.

[DJ Envy]

All right, that was last question.

[Cam Newton]

That was cold for that optic. When you're like, 35 to 3, that's garbage time. Yeah. Cleveland has been in pretty much every single game that they've played, so it's hard to be like, yo, we trying to win. Envy. You know, you're expecting to win. It's surprising that they have been in games. We're not used to seeing that. And it's like, well, you have a guy, you know, as dominant as their. Their defensive end, their defense as a whole, and they are capable. Miles Garrett. I'm thinking of his name, Miles Garrett. And we don't have an offense that's generating offense. And that's the frustrating thing. My reasoning for saying, hey, I don't think they want him to succeed is because look at the situations that they put him in. It was only the first preseason game that I felt like it was an adequate time for you to judge, to see if he's capable. The third, the other one, it was just like, bro, them guys ain't even gonna be in. You know what I'm saying? And we don't know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I would say, though, when the situation happened, that he was going to have an uphill battle for two reasons. One, his last name, but also because of where he was drafted, for sure. And if you take the last name out of the picture, it was already going to be an uphill battle. You add the last name, you add Deion Sanders, you add everything from Colorado and it's just adding to the already uphill battle that any 5th round pick has.

[Cam Newton]

Yeah. And he has a quarterback that was drafted in the same year, so that's, you know, Dylan Gabriel, who's from the optics. They want him to succeed. They put him in position to succeed. I can't say the same enough as much, you know, for sure.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

I know you gotta go. I know. You got a question?

[Ashley Nicole]

Yeah, one question. So first, congratulations on your deal with espn. First take. Yes. So I know when. When everything happened with Shannon Sharpen and your deal was announced, people made it seem like you were like the replacement because he was going to no longer be there. And I know he's a mentor to you. How has just navigating that dynamic or even that conversation been for you? Because even when you spoke about it, you made sure that you were like, you know, you were very thoughtful of how you spoke on both sides of it. Like you were fair to her and fair to him.

[Guest or Co-host]

Yeah.

[Cam Newton]

Who was her?

[Ashley Nicole]

The alleged victim.

[Cam Newton]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Like, I speak about my personal relationships with individuals not to condone or, you know, support wrongness. That's not the case. If somebody feels that God blessed me with an opportunity off of somebody else, well, whoop dee doo. I know Shannon Sharpe. Shannon Sharpe has helped me in my career immensely. You can't have me talk bad on that person because I look up to him in a way, and I judge my content off of some of the things that he does. I can call Shannon Sharpe right now. I can reach out to Ocho right now. You can't make me hate Nightcap. No. Any different than Club Shay Shay. You can't make me hate it is what it is. Nor can make me hate the pivot. You can't make me hate any other platform that I see. Anybody that has my complexion. Because I think what we get misguided with is this is not competition and content. It's just my next collaboration. It's not. I ain't competing with you, bro. Like, first take, Stephen A. Smith calls me. He's like, hey, man, I'm gonna give you two options. Which one you wanna do? You can either do this or you could do that now. And I said, no, no, no, no, Stephen A like, tell me what you want. Do, do, do, do. It was that. It's like, hey, man, like, how can I be better? Give me my month review. Hey, man, you gotta get to your points faster. This is live tv. People are watching and expecting you to get to your point now. It's not no fourth and one type of tone where you can build up the story. It's like, no, bro. Cause I need innuendos. I need cues. And you guys have been working together where, you know, like, okay, she's about to wrap it up. Or he's about to kind of bring it to a close where we're trying to study each other, but we also need to have the ratings and the reviews to be entertaining. Right. So it's unfortunate what, you know, Shannon Sharpe went through, but for me, I respect him. With the media empire that he's creating and is have created or creating, he's extremely brilliant. And when it comes to Stephen A. Smith, he's a person that is a machine. A machine. And we had our discussion about him yesterday, and I think he's been very intentional about how people view him.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Stephen A.

[Cam Newton]

It's extremely intentional. It's like, yo, he moved you. And I've been saying this on this press run. It's like, I want to move people emotionally. Like, when people look at this thing like I want them to. Why is he talking again? Y' all keep putting the mic in front of his face. Why, like, next. I moved you. You gave me that comment. That's right. Checkmate. Oh, man, that's my boy Cam, bro. Where I get one of them hats at? Hey, where you get the swag from? I moved you.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

That's right.

[Cam Newton]

Checkmate. So when you start looking at what you're doing holistically as a business and not just a hobby, that's when you're going to start seeing the greatness in people. So shout out to Shannon Sharpe, you know, praying for that situation to be resolved. From what we know, it has been. Nobody was hurt, and, you know, we go from there.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

I can't wait to see how BET edits y', all, man. I can't see.

[Cam Newton]

Don't say wild.

[DJ Envy]

Don't wrote me in.

[Ashley Nicole]

It's the first ever countdown show. So did they develop a new format for y'? All? It's not live.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is it live in front of a live audience.

[Ashley Nicole]

Live audience. Okay, but how do they package? Cause there's.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

They're gonna be wrapping Cam up like crazy. They gonna be wrapping him up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cr.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You gotta rope em in.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

You gotta rope em in. Crazy.

[DJ Envy]

But I really love the, like, the casting for it. I love Cam, and I love you with Cam.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

You see what they did?

[DJ Envy]

I love that.

[Guest or Co-host]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

They needed somebody that was time enough for your ass in your mouth who can counter.

[Cam Newton]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And I love that.

[Cam Newton]

Yee.

[DJ Envy]

Was supposed to send me a hat two years ago.

[Cam Newton]

You never sent me your hat size. And I know it's tough with all the designs and the different. You know what I mean? Like, what you gonna go with today?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

All right, well, check it out.

[Cam Newton]

October 15th.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

They wrapping him up now. October 15th, Ashley Nicole, Cam Newton, host of BET's new show, 106 in Sports. Check it out, and you guys can come up anytime you have more time.

[Ashley Nicole]

First take is y' all gonna be at the Norfolk Dell State game, too, at the Eagle Stadium. You gonna be there, Cam? No, you're not coming.

[Cam Newton]

Pay attention to see if you see me or not.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, I'll be there.

[Ashley Nicole]

I'mma be there.

[Cam Newton]

Give me that view.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

That view, ladies and gentlemen. All right, it's Ashley Nicole, Cam Newton. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Every day I wake up.

[Cam Newton]

Wake your ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Y' all finished or y' all done?

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

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[Guest or Co-host]

This weekend, one of the homies mentioned he closed on a new crib. While everyone's asking about a housewarming, you're asking the real questions, like, who is his State Farm major? See, homeownership is one thing, but the right coverage is the real game changer. It's how you protect your legacy. A State Farm agent can help you with finding the right coverage for your new place and even help you file a claim over the phone, in person, online, or on the app. They're ready to help you, and they don't drop the ball. You know what I mean? Like a good neighbor. State Farm is there.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, it's Bobby from the Bobby Bones Show. I had an incredible time at this year's iHeartRadio music festival and even got the chance to hang out with Diplo and Bailey Zimmerman while I was there. How did Ashes come together, Diplo?

[Cam Newton]

I pulled up real quick.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

He was about to leave on tour. You're about to jump in your tour bus and we had like three hours. It was really cool. He really just like randomly showed up to my house. I'm like, oh, hey diplo, what are you doing?

[Cam Newton]

He's like, I have a song that.

[Host/Interviewer (possibly DJ Envy or main host)]

I want to show you. And I was like, okay, you can.

[Bobby Bones]

Listen to the full episode out now, wherever you get your podcasts. And big shout out to my friends at Hyundai for making this possible. Had a blast cruising around festival weekend in the all new Palisade hybrid.

[Truth Over Hate Announcer]

Hate never did anybody any good. Hate is harmful to the hated and the hater alike. Hate is poison in the heart and mind and a horror to all of humankind. That's why hate must stop with us. Right now, our Jewish neighbors are facing an unprecedented wave of hate simply for existing Families are being harassed, people are being attacked, synagogues are vandalized, homes destroyed simply because the people are who they are. People claim the hatred is justified, but no hatred against another ever really is. Why? Because hate against one community spreads to other communities. And if it can happen to them, it can happen to us. It has happened to us and it has to stop. Black, Jewish, Latino, and Muslim, we must stand together against hate. We must say loud and clear that we will not let hate win. Don't be ignorant and indifference. Educate yourself and rise [e-mail] this is an iHeart podcast.