Deebo Samuel may have a right to be annoyed with Cam Newton, but the San Francisco 49ers star discovered this week that a classic prank contributed to some of his frustration.
Newton has made it known recently that he believes 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is overrated. In an episode of his podcast two weeks ago, Newton labeled Purdy a “game manager” rather than an MVP candidate. The former quarterback then had a petty social media post when Purdy struggled in a loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.
During a Wednesday appearance on the “Up & Adams” show with Kay Adams, Samuel was asked about Newton’s recent criticism of Purdy. He began his response by telling Newton to stop sending him text messages.
"Cam Newton, stop texting my phone bro."
Deebo DID NOT hold back on @CameronNewton and @MicahhParsons11 😯@19problemz @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/mfNK29xCf4
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) December 27, 2023
“First of all, Cam Newton, stop texting my phone, bro,” Samuel said. “You was a fan like two weeks ago. Like, that’s mad crazy. Like, you wanted me on your podcast after talking about my quarterback, which is funny to me.”
Things got very interesting from there. Newton caught wind of Samuel’s comments and seemed genuinely confused. The former MVP shared a video on social media in which he accused Samuel of lying.
“Deebo, my guy, (I’ve) been a fan, still a fan. You must stop the cap, bro,” Newton said. “My point is this: You said something something like, ‘Cam, stop calling my phone.’ Motherf—er, I don’t got your number. Whoever calling you, that ain’t my phone calling you.”
Cam Newton says he never texted or reached out to Deebo Samuel 👀
The plot thickens.
pic.twitter.com/AR9gQYPv3k— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) December 27, 2023
Samuel still was not convinced. Thinking he could expose Newton for lying, Deebo then shared screenshots of text messages he supposedly received from Newton. The texts were written in the same font that Newton uses on social media, which likely contributed to Samuel thinking they were real.
#49ers Deebo Samuel just pulled the receipt on Cam Newton 😂😂😂💀💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/D13FfceE7E
— Alex Tran (@nineralex) December 28, 2023
As it turns out, Samuel was punked. Once Samuel and Newton began beefing in public, a group of kids shared proof of how they were able to get Deebo’s phone number and prank him.
A pretty wild turn of events in the Deebo Samuel vs. Cam Newton beef:
Deebo shows the receipts from Cam Newton…
But it ends up that Deebo got pranked by a group of random kids who had his number pretending to be Cam
Deebo has since deleted his tweets. https://t.co/TIUg69cHfl pic.twitter.com/dCowwSrM6q
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 28, 2023
The font was pretty convincing, but Samuel should have been able to find a way to confirm that the number was actually Newton’s before he discussed the situation on the air. He probably regrets doing so.
In summary, Samuel has every right to be aggravated with Newton for the way Cam has criticized Purdy. As for the text messages, Samuel simply got punked.
