The Colts stunned the football-following world with their phone call to 44-year-old Philip Rivers. Cam Newton, who is eight years younger than Rivers, wonders why he didn’t hear from Indy.

On his 4th & 1 podcast, Newton called the Colts’ failure to contact him “ a slap in my face .”

Newton last played in the NFL in 2021, finishing the season with the Panthers. Rivers last played in 2020.

At one level, Newton has a point. If the Colts were willing to dust off a literal grandfather in an effort to salvage the season, why not at least reach out to see whether Newton would be interested in trying out? (The Colts tried out Seth Henigan, an undrafted free agent in 2025, along with Rivers.)

Indeed, Newton has never retired. He never signed a one-day contract with the Panthers, ceremonia

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