Cam Newton expresses disappointment in Swamp Kings documentary: 'They left out so much'

Cam Newton was left disappointed in the ‘Swamp Kings’ documentary, highlighting the heyday of the Florida Gators under Urban Meyer.

Newton rose to stardom at Auburn, where he won the Heisman Trophy and a national championship. The former No. 1 overall pick spent two seasons with the Florida Gators though.

Not only that, Newton said the documentary could’ve added much more material.

“They left out so much,” Newton said on Club Shay Shay. “Go talk to Percy (Harvin). Go talk to Charlie Strong. Go talk to Joe Haden. Ask them the real. They would’ve done that (expletive) for free … You want to tell us the real story? That was a very toxic locker room. We still had success. But damn, it was a combination of a lot of talent that was boiling over. And there was times where it was just unmanageable. And then there was also times where it was a thing of beauty, where it was a competition every day, every practice like we competed. 

“And even though Tim Tebow was a person who I wanted to be better than. Tim Tebow made everybody better. Because he competed. That energy that he had that screaming and ah, that’s something that I could connect with. And he connected with everybody else.”

Tebow himself commented on the documentary back in September when he joined On3 for an exclusive conversation. It was a different perspective from Newton’s

“I actually haven’t even seen the whole finished product yet,” Tebow said. “We’ve been on the road like crazy. I’ve gotten to see clips and I know so many people have seen it and shared encouraging things. I think one of my favorite parts was just getting to reunite with so many players that we’re just so close with … There’s a story about a lot of highs, some lows, some great moments, some disappointing moments, but I think more than anything, a lot of people that came together for a cause. 

“And how close so many of us still are and how when we get together, because we’re literally all over the world, when we get together, you can just pick right back up and more than anything, it’s a story of brotherhood.”

Newton felt the rise and fall of the program under Meyer could’ve been more of an elaboration. In fact, perhaps fans, Florida or not, would’ve wanted more information and behind the scenes footage in more episodes.

Well, we can all wish now. Maybe Newton will do something about it!