Coaches involved in Cam Newton fight reveal what led to altercation with NFL QB: 'Typical Cam'

Former NFL star Cam Newton was seen in the midst of a brawl at a 7-on-7 football tournament in Georgia. (Credit: Marquise Highlands/LOCAL NEWS X /TMX)

NFL MVP quarterback Cam Newton went viral on Sunday after footage surfaced on social media of a brawl that broke out during a 7-on-7 football tournament in Atlanta. 

Two of the men involved in the altercation, coaches TJ and Steph Brown, say Newton's actions throughout the weekend ultimately led to the physical skirmish that started with him grabbing Steph first before TJ threw a punch. 

"It just should never have gotten to that," TJ told Fox News Digital on Monday. 

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Football coach TJ Brown of TopShelf Performance spoke to Fox News Digital about a fight he was involved in with former NFL MVP Cam Newton. (TJ Brown)

Unfortunately, the situation was one that TJ and Steph, who run TopShelf Performance's (TSP) 7-on-7 teams while providing training for wide receivers at all levels, saw festering not just this weekend, but for quite some time. 

They have had a relationship with Newton, the first overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft who won league MVP with the Carolina Panthers in 2015, since 2020, when Newton appointed TJ head coach of one of his "C1N" 7-on-7 teams. Steph eventually came into the fold after coaching college ball, becoming Newton's wide receivers coach and a member of his offensive support staff. 

Tensions rose within the organization, specifically when TJ's team was beating the team Newton coached. In 2022, TJ and Steph decided to break off from C1N and create their own 7-on-7 team, which became TSP. 

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