Former NFL star Cam Newton Likes his role as a father.

“Parental has been great. … I am not as bad as I thought! "Newton joined in an interview with 2017 Yahoo! RecreationThe "It's something that a person can never really prepare, however, I just want to be available and it has helped me become better people."

Athlete is a biological father of six children, but he has taken the role of parents for his ex -girlfriend from past relationships.

During his presence Special force Newton spoke clearly about the exit from the NFL in January 2021, and how he does not feel like "Superman" to his children. (Newton retired after 5 seasons in the league in 2021, mainly playing with Carolina Panther.)

On the show, he said, "Everyone in the NFL knows." Like I got eight children. "

Continue scrolling for the breakdown of his family:

Kia Proctor

Newton shared four children with former girlfriend Proctor. Athlete also helped to raise his older daughter Shakira - born February 27, 2007 - whom he welcomed in the previous relationship. (Newton mentions Shakira as his "first child" in the Instagram post of 20 2017, which has been deleted since then)

The former NFL star and Proctor were divided into 2020, he discovered that he was unfaithful.

"I was never married but the relationship I thought it was going to the wedding and then my partner had an external baby," the proctor shared one September 2024 YouTube videoApparently indicating Newton. "Out of our relationship he had a child that I wasn't right."

He continued, "We were not married so I was not going to deal with it because I thought it was - what we had - there was a more special way than the way you were treating and I thought there was no way to leave me. Me and my kids had to choose what I was about to do. "

Selected

Newton's first child, with Proctor, was born on December 23, with a son elected. Athlete wrote a letter to his eldest son, which was published Player January 2017.

"Don't be like me, be better than me," Newton wrote. " "And create your own inspiration. So, you do not expect anything from nothing, just hard work and determination is the determination. "

Sovereign

The couple's daughter was born in February 2017.

Camidus swen

Newton and Proctor extended their family in July 2018 with their third child born together, a boy named Camidus.

Kashmir

Before they were divided, Newton and Proctor welcomed the son Kashmir in September 2019.

Larina

Newton appeared to address his relationship with Sher as a "humanist mistake", which led him to the ancestor of a child outside the relationship with Proctor.

"My long -time girlfriend at that time (Proctor), we had a family. And I made a mistake, I hit him and I then threatened our family and I had a child outside of our relationship, "he said “The Pivot” Podcast In 2022. "When Caesar Lorenzo Newton was born, I stopped taking care (what other people thought), because I can only be the best person I can be."

They are the mother of Jaden, born in February 2006, from the previous relationship, excluding the child shared together.

Caesar Lorenzo

Newton and July 2019 welcomed their son Caesar.

Jasmine Brown

Brown announced in October 2023 that she was pregnant. His daughter with Newton, whose name has not yet been published, was born in March 2024.

“I proudly say I have 8 children. Six biologically through me. And I don't believe in Stepchilden, "Newton said "Club Shai Shai" Podcast April 2024. "My biological kids get what everyone gets. Everyone gets. I have no dear. I'm raising the king and the queen."