After a disappointing 2020 campaign with the New England Patriots, quarterback Cam Newton is well aware that he’ll have a hard time getting a starting job next season. But despite this, he isn’t ready to accept the backup role just yet.

Speaking on sports radio WEEI on Monday, Newton was at one point asked whether he would be willing to be a second-string in 2021.

“Honestly, it’s too early to tell,” responded Newton. “That’s as honest as I can be.”

Newton explained that he “absolutely” has the talent to be a starter but acknowledged that he didn’t show much this past season.

“I just really need some time for myself to really reevaluate this whole situation,” he added.

After sitting out most of 2019 with a foot injury and being released by the Carolina Panthers at the end of the season, Newton accepted the league’s minimum to play with the Patriots. The 31-year-old star hoped that a good run might help him rebuild his reputation and get him a long term deal in 2021.

However, Newton struggled for the better part of the year and finished the season with only 2,657 passing yards and eight passing touchdowns while throwing 10 interceptions. He did perform better in the running game, managing to rush for 592 yards and 12 TDs, but this didn’t help prevent a 6-8 record as a starter.

Newton might not be open to being a backup, but that will be his reality if he doesn’t manage to secure a stay in New England. There are not many open starting jobs in the league at the moment, and the teams that do have an opening would rather take a shot with a young signal-caller than play an injury-prone veteran.

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Things are not looking good for New England Patriots at this point. The Pats suffered another loss on Sunday, getting beaten 24-21 by Buffalo Bills, and are now riding a four-game losing streak.

Both New England and Buffalo entered the contest with a point to prove, considering their disappointing performances in the past several weeks. But the game itself didn’t offer much excitement until the fourth quarter.

With both teams standing at 14, Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen put together a quick drive at the beginning of the final period and walked into the endzone to give his team a lead.

It didn’t take long for Pats to respond in the same way. QB Cam Newton led New Englands’ offense 72 yards down the field and also got the walk-in TD to tie the game.

On the following possession, Bills had to settle for a field goal, giving New England enough time to execute a game-winning TD drive or set up a game-tying field goal. And they almost did.

With 0:37 remaining on the clock, Pats had a 2nd&10 on Buffalo’s 20 and at least a close FG attempt in the bag. Newton saw an opportunity to buy some more yards with his legs and maybe get a win, so he naturally went for it.

Unfortunately for the Patriots, Bill’s defensive tackle Justin Zimmer followed the play and managed to kick the ball from Newton’s hands from behind. Safety Dean Marlowe recovered the fumble and secured an important win for his team.

With this loss, the New England Patriots are now third in AFC East with a 2-5 record. Bills are first with 6-2. 

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New England Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick rarely gives out praise, but recently made an exception in case of team’s new quarterback Cam Newton. And that’s before he even saw him suit up for Pats in a regular-season game.

During his recent appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Belichick spoke highly of Newton and said that he was impressed with how 2015’s NFL MVP handled learning a new offense. 

“Being with him every day, he’s an extremely hard-working player. First guy in, last one out type of guy,” said Belichick. “He’s really studied hard and has spent a lot of extra time trying to learn our offense, our communication, our calls, nomenclature. I’ve been very impressed with that. He’s done a very good job of picking it up. He’s a very skilled athlete.”

While all of this is probably true, it is still surprising to see Belichick hand out compliments to his players, especially those who just arrived. Usually, not a man of many words, there is a possibility that he’s taking a different approach with Newton in order to make him feel welcomed and have him buy into the “Patriots Way.”

Cam Newton, who spent the previous nine years with the Carolina Panthers, signed a one-year minimum deal with New England in the offseason. Newton is expected to be the Pats’ starting QB in 2020, facing competition from inexperienced Jarrett Stidham and veteran Brian Hoyer.

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We already knew that the New England Patriots got themselves a bargain when they signed 2015’s NFL MVP Cam Newton last week. However, it turns out that Pats got an even better deal than everyone assumed.

NFL Network’s insider Ian Rapoport recently shared details of Newton’s one-year contract with New England, and it’s safe to say that the organization took minimum risk. According to Rapoport, the 31-year-old signal-caller will receive a yearly salary of $1.05 million, with only $550K guaranteed. For comparison, Newton had a base salary of $16.2 million in 2019 with Carolina Panthers.

However, if Newton manages to stay healthy and productive, he can significantly up his earnings. The contract includes $700,000 in roster bonuses, as well as $5.75 million in incentives, bringing up his potential salary to $7.5 million.

Despite the numbers, signing with Patriots might turn to be a career move for Cam Newton. He will work with arguably the best football coach in history and will enter the organization that puts winning above everything else. New England is also the only team at the moment where Newton can realistically start in Week 1, which is a must for him if he wants to bounce back from injury-riddled two past seasons.

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One of the biggest surprises of this NFL offseason remains the fact that veteran quarterback Cam Newton still doesn’t have a team for 2020. Newton, who won the NFL MVP award in 2015, was released by Carolina Panthers in March and remains unsigned ever since.

While several factors played a part in the 31-year-old signal-caller’s ongoing free agent status, many analysts think that Newton’s health issues remain the biggest stumbling block for NFL teams to offer him a contract. And his former Panthers’ coach Ron Rivera appears to agree.

Rivera recently made an appearance on ‘Fox Football Now’ with Jay Glazer, where he said that the season-ending injuries in the previous two seasons made it tough for Newton to land a job in recent months.

“I think that’s probably the biggest thing, more than anything else,” said Rivera. “You’ve got to know. The foot and the shoulder will be the two biggest concerns everybody has.”

Cam Newton’s shoulder injury dates back to 2017 when he underwent surgery on it during the offseason. The issues returned towards the end of 2018 regular season, and he ended up missing Week 16 and Week 17 games before undergoing another procedure in early 2019. Newton recovered in time to start the past season but ended up playing just two games before being ruled out for the season due to a foot injury.

Newton was on track to recover completely from the injury, but the coronavirus pandemic didn’t give teams an opportunity to gather more intel on him so the majority of them decided to avoid the risk.

Reportedly, Newton himself is not in a hurry to sign with a team at the moment and is willing to wait for his opportunity. He might get one later in the season in case one team has an underperforming QB or their starter suffers an injury.

Aside from winning an MVP award, Newton also has three Pro Bowl appearances and one All-Pro selection. He has 29,041 career passing yards and 182 passing touchdowns to go with 4,806 rushing yards and 58 TDs.

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Since Jacksonville Jaguars still haven’t figured out their quarterback situation, the team’s running back Leonard Fournette decided to pitch an intriguing idea to his front office. According to Fournette, Jags should sign the 2015’s MVP Cam Newton.

Making an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, Fournette said that he believes Newton’s experience and dynamic playmaking would benefit Jacksonville and boost their offense.

“Cam went to the Super Bowl,” said Fournette. “He’s a great guy. I’ve been knowing Cam for a minute now.”

Fournette explained that he doesn’t think Newton should immediately have the job over the second-year signal-caller Gardner Minshew, calling for a friendly competition.

“And like I told some people that talked to me, it’s no disrespect to [Gardner Minshew],” he added. “I’m just trying to get in the best position as a team as we can [to] win. That’s all that was about. Just friendly competition ’cause that brings out the best in people.”

Jags decided to trade Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles to Chicago Bears earlier this offseason, leaving Minshew as an only valid option on the QB position. The 23-year-old is coming off a solid first NFL season in which he passed for 3,271 yards and 21 touchdowns, both franchise records for a rookie.

However, not many people think that Minshew is a long-term solution for Jacksonville. One of those people seems to be Fournette and it will be interesting to see the dynamic between the two if Jags end up not signing Newton.

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It turns out that Carolina Panthers didn’t move on from their franchise QB Cam Newton because of health concerns. According to Panthers’ new head coach Matt Rhule, the team simply believed Teddy Bridgewater was a better fit for them.

Panthers announced their decision to part ways with Newton in late March, bringing to an end his nine-year stint with the organization to an end. Shortly after that, the team snapped up Bridgewater from the free agency market and handed him a three-year, $63 million deal.

“We saw the opportunity to get Teddy and really felt like he was the right fit for us,” Rhule explained the team’s decision in a recent video conference with reporters. “We went ahead and made that call, not an easy call, but one we thought was the best one moving forward.”

Rhule added that one of the reasons why they went with Bridgewater is his familiarity with the offense that the team’s new offensive coordinator Joe Brady wants to run. The duo worked together in 2018 when Brady was an offensive assistant with the Saints.

“We felt like this was the time to go in this direction and bring Teddy on,” he explained. “His relationship with Joe, knowing the offense, the things that he has done in this offense just made sense to us.”

Panthers first tried to trade Cam Newton after bringing Bridgewater but weren’t able to find a trade partner. The teams were reluctant to give up assets as Newton missed all but two games in 2019 due to foot injury. Carolina ended up releasing the 30-year-old, making him a free agent.

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Quarterback Cam Newton’s time with Carolina Panthers has come to an end. Panthers announced on Tuesday that they have allowed Newton to seek a trade that would bring to an end his nine-year stint with the organization.

The news was confirmed by Panthers’ general manager Marty Hurney, who revealed that this was the result of a meeting he had with Newton and his camp.

“One of the distinct pleasures of my career was selecting Cam with the first pick in the 2011 draft,” said Hurney. “Every year difficult decisions are made and they are never easy. We have been working with Cam and his agent to find the best fit for him moving forward and he will always be a Carolina Panther in our hearts.”

Newton, who is recovering from a foot injury that limited him to just two games in 2019, offered a different side of the story. The 30-year-old went on social media shortly after the news broke, and said that he is “forced” into leaving the franchise.

“Stop with the word play. I never asked for it,” Newton wrote on Instagram. “There is no dodging this one. I love the Panthers to death and will always love you guys. Please do not try and play me or manipulate the narrative and act like I wanted this. You forced me into this. Love”

Following Carolina’s decision to move on from Newton, the team is now expected to pursue one of the quarterbacks available on the free-agent market. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, Panthers will be especially aggressive trying to land former New Orleans Saints’ QB Teddy Bridgewater.  The team also has second-year QB Will Grier and last year’s starter Kyle Allen on the roster.

Cam Newton will leave Carolina as the most accomplished quarterback in the franchise’s history. During his nine-year run with Panthers, Newton led the team to a Super Bowl appearance in 2015 while winning MVP honors in the same season. He also has three Pro Bowl appearances.

Newton holds numerous Panthers’ franchise records, including most career completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns.

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After a disappointing 2020 campaign with the New England Patriots, quarterback Cam Newton is well aware that he’ll have a hard time getting a starting job next season. But despite this, he isn’t ready to accept the backup role just yet.

Speaking on sports radio WEEI on Monday, Newton was at one point asked whether he would be willing to be a second-string in 2021.

“Honestly, it’s too early to tell,” responded Newton. “That’s as honest as I can be.”

Newton explained that he “absolutely” has the talent to be a starter but acknowledged that he didn’t show much this past season.

“I just really need some time for myself to really reevaluate this whole situation,” he added.

After sitting out most of 2019 with a foot injury and being released by the Carolina Panthers at the end of the season, Newton accepted the league’s minimum to play with the Patriots. The 31-year-old star hoped that a good run might help him rebuild his reputation and get him a long term deal in 2021.

However, Newton struggled for the better part of the year and finished the season with only 2,657 passing yards and eight passing touchdowns while throwing 10 interceptions. He did perform better in the running game, managing to rush for 592 yards and 12 TDs, but this didn’t help prevent a 6-8 record as a starter.

Newton might not be open to being a backup, but that will be his reality if he doesn’t manage to secure a stay in New England. There are not many open starting jobs in the league at the moment, and the teams that do have an opening would rather take a shot with a young signal-caller than play an injury-prone veteran.

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Things are not looking good for New England Patriots at this point. The Pats suffered another loss on Sunday, getting beaten 24-21 by Buffalo Bills, and are now riding a four-game losing streak.

Both New England and Buffalo entered the contest with a point to prove, considering their disappointing performances in the past several weeks. But the game itself didn’t offer much excitement until the fourth quarter.

With both teams standing at 14, Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen put together a quick drive at the beginning of the final period and walked into the endzone to give his team a lead.

It didn’t take long for Pats to respond in the same way. QB Cam Newton led New Englands’ offense 72 yards down the field and also got the walk-in TD to tie the game.

On the following possession, Bills had to settle for a field goal, giving New England enough time to execute a game-winning TD drive or set up a game-tying field goal. And they almost did.

With 0:37 remaining on the clock, Pats had a 2nd&10 on Buffalo’s 20 and at least a close FG attempt in the bag. Newton saw an opportunity to buy some more yards with his legs and maybe get a win, so he naturally went for it.

Unfortunately for the Patriots, Bill’s defensive tackle Justin Zimmer followed the play and managed to kick the ball from Newton’s hands from behind. Safety Dean Marlowe recovered the fumble and secured an important win for his team.

With this loss, the New England Patriots are now third in AFC East with a 2-5 record. Bills are first with 6-2. 

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New England Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick rarely gives out praise, but recently made an exception in case of team’s new quarterback Cam Newton. And that’s before he even saw him suit up for Pats in a regular-season game.

During his recent appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Belichick spoke highly of Newton and said that he was impressed with how 2015’s NFL MVP handled learning a new offense. 

“Being with him every day, he’s an extremely hard-working player. First guy in, last one out type of guy,” said Belichick. “He’s really studied hard and has spent a lot of extra time trying to learn our offense, our communication, our calls, nomenclature. I’ve been very impressed with that. He’s done a very good job of picking it up. He’s a very skilled athlete.”

While all of this is probably true, it is still surprising to see Belichick hand out compliments to his players, especially those who just arrived. Usually, not a man of many words, there is a possibility that he’s taking a different approach with Newton in order to make him feel welcomed and have him buy into the “Patriots Way.”

Cam Newton, who spent the previous nine years with the Carolina Panthers, signed a one-year minimum deal with New England in the offseason. Newton is expected to be the Pats’ starting QB in 2020, facing competition from inexperienced Jarrett Stidham and veteran Brian Hoyer.

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We already knew that the New England Patriots got themselves a bargain when they signed 2015’s NFL MVP Cam Newton last week. However, it turns out that Pats got an even better deal than everyone assumed.

NFL Network’s insider Ian Rapoport recently shared details of Newton’s one-year contract with New England, and it’s safe to say that the organization took minimum risk. According to Rapoport, the 31-year-old signal-caller will receive a yearly salary of $1.05 million, with only $550K guaranteed. For comparison, Newton had a base salary of $16.2 million in 2019 with Carolina Panthers.

However, if Newton manages to stay healthy and productive, he can significantly up his earnings. The contract includes $700,000 in roster bonuses, as well as $5.75 million in incentives, bringing up his potential salary to $7.5 million.

Despite the numbers, signing with Patriots might turn to be a career move for Cam Newton. He will work with arguably the best football coach in history and will enter the organization that puts winning above everything else. New England is also the only team at the moment where Newton can realistically start in Week 1, which is a must for him if he wants to bounce back from injury-riddled two past seasons.

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One of the biggest surprises of this NFL offseason remains the fact that veteran quarterback Cam Newton still doesn’t have a team for 2020. Newton, who won the NFL MVP award in 2015, was released by Carolina Panthers in March and remains unsigned ever since.

While several factors played a part in the 31-year-old signal-caller’s ongoing free agent status, many analysts think that Newton’s health issues remain the biggest stumbling block for NFL teams to offer him a contract. And his former Panthers’ coach Ron Rivera appears to agree.

Rivera recently made an appearance on ‘Fox Football Now’ with Jay Glazer, where he said that the season-ending injuries in the previous two seasons made it tough for Newton to land a job in recent months.

“I think that’s probably the biggest thing, more than anything else,” said Rivera. “You’ve got to know. The foot and the shoulder will be the two biggest concerns everybody has.”

Cam Newton’s shoulder injury dates back to 2017 when he underwent surgery on it during the offseason. The issues returned towards the end of 2018 regular season, and he ended up missing Week 16 and Week 17 games before undergoing another procedure in early 2019. Newton recovered in time to start the past season but ended up playing just two games before being ruled out for the season due to a foot injury.

Newton was on track to recover completely from the injury, but the coronavirus pandemic didn’t give teams an opportunity to gather more intel on him so the majority of them decided to avoid the risk.

Reportedly, Newton himself is not in a hurry to sign with a team at the moment and is willing to wait for his opportunity. He might get one later in the season in case one team has an underperforming QB or their starter suffers an injury.

Aside from winning an MVP award, Newton also has three Pro Bowl appearances and one All-Pro selection. He has 29,041 career passing yards and 182 passing touchdowns to go with 4,806 rushing yards and 58 TDs.

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Since Jacksonville Jaguars still haven’t figured out their quarterback situation, the team’s running back Leonard Fournette decided to pitch an intriguing idea to his front office. According to Fournette, Jags should sign the 2015’s MVP Cam Newton.

Making an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, Fournette said that he believes Newton’s experience and dynamic playmaking would benefit Jacksonville and boost their offense.

“Cam went to the Super Bowl,” said Fournette. “He’s a great guy. I’ve been knowing Cam for a minute now.”

Fournette explained that he doesn’t think Newton should immediately have the job over the second-year signal-caller Gardner Minshew, calling for a friendly competition.

“And like I told some people that talked to me, it’s no disrespect to [Gardner Minshew],” he added. “I’m just trying to get in the best position as a team as we can [to] win. That’s all that was about. Just friendly competition ’cause that brings out the best in people.”

Jags decided to trade Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles to Chicago Bears earlier this offseason, leaving Minshew as an only valid option on the QB position. The 23-year-old is coming off a solid first NFL season in which he passed for 3,271 yards and 21 touchdowns, both franchise records for a rookie.

However, not many people think that Minshew is a long-term solution for Jacksonville. One of those people seems to be Fournette and it will be interesting to see the dynamic between the two if Jags end up not signing Newton.

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It turns out that Carolina Panthers didn’t move on from their franchise QB Cam Newton because of health concerns. According to Panthers’ new head coach Matt Rhule, the team simply believed Teddy Bridgewater was a better fit for them.

Panthers announced their decision to part ways with Newton in late March, bringing to an end his nine-year stint with the organization to an end. Shortly after that, the team snapped up Bridgewater from the free agency market and handed him a three-year, $63 million deal.

“We saw the opportunity to get Teddy and really felt like he was the right fit for us,” Rhule explained the team’s decision in a recent video conference with reporters. “We went ahead and made that call, not an easy call, but one we thought was the best one moving forward.”

Rhule added that one of the reasons why they went with Bridgewater is his familiarity with the offense that the team’s new offensive coordinator Joe Brady wants to run. The duo worked together in 2018 when Brady was an offensive assistant with the Saints.

“We felt like this was the time to go in this direction and bring Teddy on,” he explained. “His relationship with Joe, knowing the offense, the things that he has done in this offense just made sense to us.”

Panthers first tried to trade Cam Newton after bringing Bridgewater but weren’t able to find a trade partner. The teams were reluctant to give up assets as Newton missed all but two games in 2019 due to foot injury. Carolina ended up releasing the 30-year-old, making him a free agent.

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Quarterback Cam Newton’s time with Carolina Panthers has come to an end. Panthers announced on Tuesday that they have allowed Newton to seek a trade that would bring to an end his nine-year stint with the organization.

The news was confirmed by Panthers’ general manager Marty Hurney, who revealed that this was the result of a meeting he had with Newton and his camp.

“One of the distinct pleasures of my career was selecting Cam with the first pick in the 2011 draft,” said Hurney. “Every year difficult decisions are made and they are never easy. We have been working with Cam and his agent to find the best fit for him moving forward and he will always be a Carolina Panther in our hearts.”

Newton, who is recovering from a foot injury that limited him to just two games in 2019, offered a different side of the story. The 30-year-old went on social media shortly after the news broke, and said that he is “forced” into leaving the franchise.

“Stop with the word play. I never asked for it,” Newton wrote on Instagram. “There is no dodging this one. I love the Panthers to death and will always love you guys. Please do not try and play me or manipulate the narrative and act like I wanted this. You forced me into this. Love”

Following Carolina’s decision to move on from Newton, the team is now expected to pursue one of the quarterbacks available on the free-agent market. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, Panthers will be especially aggressive trying to land former New Orleans Saints’ QB Teddy Bridgewater.  The team also has second-year QB Will Grier and last year’s starter Kyle Allen on the roster.

Cam Newton will leave Carolina as the most accomplished quarterback in the franchise’s history. During his nine-year run with Panthers, Newton led the team to a Super Bowl appearance in 2015 while winning MVP honors in the same season. He also has three Pro Bowl appearances.

Newton holds numerous Panthers’ franchise records, including most career completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns.

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