Ex-NFL star Cam Newton gets candid about marriage expectations, giving woman a ring

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Cam Newton was a one-time NFL MVP, nearly led the Carolina Panthers to the franchise’s first Super Bowl title and became a pundit on a variety of sports topics.

But in recent weeks, he seems to have pivoted to being a relationship expert of sorts.

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Cam Newton during the Super Bowl LX celebrity flag football game at Moscone Center South on Feb. 7, 2026, in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Newton appeared on the "Talk Les Show" with Courtside Les. The two talked about marriage and relationships extensively on the podcast with Les asking the former star quarterback a few hypotheticals about having a long-term partner. She asked Newton if he would want to be married to anywhere between one and five women if it were socially acceptable.

He replied, "No."

"It’s just emotions. I want to be around who want to be around me. So, if it’s five or six or one… I like volunteers. I don’t like hostages," he said, clarifying that he didn’t believe marriage was a hostage situation. "I don’t think it to be anything. I like volunteers, not hostages. I want people around me who want to be around me and I want them around me."

Newton said he was fine with never being married as long as he found his life partner.

He said he didn’t need to have a government document saying, officially, that he was married to the person he wanted to be with for the rest of his life.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton walks on the field during the Miami Dolphins game at Hard Rock Stadium on Nov. 28, 2021. (Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)

But Les pressed him a bit. She asked whether Newton would give