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Patriots’ Cam Newton: Deal worth up to $14 million
The one-year deal that Cam Newton signed with the New England Patriots could be worth up to $14 million, ESPN’s Mike Reiss reports.Per the report, “about $6 million is tied to honors and how far the team might advance in the playoffs.” Under those terms, it’s still possible that the Patriots may explore other options at QB, but as it stands, Newton has an opportunity to rebound from the subpar season he endured in 2020. This time around, the 31-year-old will have an entire offseason in the team’s program and is poised to approach the coming campaign healthy. Additionally, with New England in good shape from a salary cap standpoint, it’s expected that the team will look to upgrade its pass-catching corps in free agency and/or the NFL draft. Assuming he works with an improved supporting cast this coming season, it’s reasonable to project added passing production from Newton in 2021. In such a scenario, he could engineer a fantasy bounce-back, especially considering his ability to make an impact via the ground game.
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Patriots’ Cam Newton: Re-signing with New England
Cam Newton will return to the New England Patriots in 2021 on a one-year contract, Jim McBride of The Boston Globe reports.There won’t be any drama for Newton in free agency, as he will remain with the team he spent last season with. On only a one-year deal, he won’t be guaranteed a starting spot, but he’ll be the favorite to open the 2021 campaign under center for the Patriots.
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Patriots’ Cam Newton: Return not ruled out
The New England Patriots haven’t ruled out re-signing Cam Newton, according to Jeff Howe of The Athletic. The QB — who earned $3,956,250 in 2020, including incentives — is slated to become a free agent this offseason.For his part, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com says that his gut feeling is that there’s about a 25 percent chance Newton will be retained. Following a 2020 campaign in which Newton did plenty of damage as a rusher but struggled to produce consistently as a passer, it remains to be seen what sort of offers he’ll command in free agency. While Howe suggests that it’s thought that the Patriots will “initially seek other alternatives,” it’s possible they’ll entertain the idea of bringing back Newton if they believe that a healthier version of the former NFL MVP “can be better with more help around him.” New England has the 15th overall pick in this April’s draft, and if the team elects to choose a quarterback with that selection or one later on in the process, then considering a veteran bridge option such as Newton (under reasonable financial parameters) could make sense for the franchise.
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Patriots’ Cam Newton: Finishes season on high note
Cam Newton completed 21 of 30 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday’s 28-14 win over the Jets. He also rushed 11 times for 79 yards and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass thrown by wide receiver Jakobi Meyers.Newton snapped a three-week passing touchdown drought with a seven-yard score to James White on the opening drive, then added touchdown passes to Devin Asiasi (26 yards) and Sony Michel (31 yards) in the fourth quarter for his only multi-touchdown passing performance of the season. He finishes his lone season in New England with 2,857 yards and a putrid 8:10 TD:INT through the air, though Newton also chipped in 12 rushing touchdowns, which marked his highest total since he tallied14 as a rookie in 2011. The 31-year-old quarterback will be hard-pressed to win a starting job next season given his ineptitude as a passer, though it remains to be seen where he’ll land as an unrestricted free agent.
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Patriots’ Cam Newton: Seems poised to start Week 17
Coach Bill Belichick relayed to WEEI on Tuesday that he believes Cam Newton will start Sunday’s season finale against the Jets. “Yeah, I would imagine,” Belichick said. “We’re going through that now. We’ll see.”The statement wasn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of Newton, who completed five of 10 passes for 34 yards and rushed four times for 24 yards and a touchdown during Monday’s blowout loss to the Bills. Jarrett Stidham eventually replaced Newton in the third quarter but didn’t fare well himself, with 44 yards on 4-for-11 passing. The New England Patriots are out of the playoff picture and have no investment in Newton beyond this season, while Stidham is a 2019 fourth-round pick of the club. Still, when Newton has been healthy, the team hasn’t wavered from starting him, and Belichick seems resigned to doing the same Week 17.
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Patriots’ Cam Newton: Pulled in third quarter
Cam Newton completed five of 10 passes for 34 yards and rushed four times for 24 yards and a touchdown in Monday night’s 38-9 loss to the Bills before being replaced by Jarrett Stidham.Newton had a potential touchdown dropped on New England’s opening drive, but then responded with a nine-yard touchdown scramble during the second quarter. Aside from that play however, the signal-caller again struggled mightily to move the ball, resulting in Stidham entering the game a couple of drives into the third quarter. At this stage, it wouldn’t be surprising if Stidham were to start Sunday’s season finale versus the Jets, but Newton’s status should be monitored throughout the week to gauge his value nonetheless.
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Patriots’ Cam Newton: On track to start in Week 16
Cam Newton remains on track to start Monday night’s game against the Bills, barring a late change in plans, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.Per ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Newton’s Week 16 status, and “the possibility of the New England Patriots turning to backup Jarrett Stidham, came into sharper focus” after the team was eliminated from the playoffs last weekend. In 13 games this season, Newton has recorded 2,381 passing yards to go along with a 5:10 TD:INT ratio. Meanwhile, his fantasy utility has been aided by the fact that he’s logged 122 carries for 489 yards and 11 rushing scores. While Newton remains the team’s expected starter versus Buffalo, with New England 6-8, it’s possible that the team may still decide to give Stidham some snaps Monday, depending on the flow of the game.
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Patriots’ Cam Newton: Held scoreless by Dolphins
Cam Newton completed 17 of 27 pass attempts for 209 yards, adding 38 rushing yards on nine carries during Sunday’s 22-12 loss to Miami.Newton was held without a touchdown pass for the eighth time this season, as New England suffered a divisional defeat to fall out of playoff contention. The 31-year-old’s value has been significantly boosted by 11 scores on the ground, Newton’s most since his rookie campaign of 2011, when he racked up 14. With that element lacking from his game Sunday, Newton dropped to a 6-7 record as the New England Patriots’ starter. He’ll face Buffalo next, with the Patriots having a chance to impact their division rival’s playoff seeding.
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Patriots’ Cam Newton: Still the starter
Coach Bill Belichick confirmed Friday that Cam Newton (abdomen) will remain the New England Patriots’ starting QB, Zack Cox of NESN.com reports.Prior to being pulled early in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s 24-3 loss to the Rams, Newton completed nine of his 16 pass attempts for 119 yards and a pick to go along with seven carries for 16 yards. Despite his struggles Week 14, the Patriots have no plans to turn to second-year backup Jarrett Stidham when they face Miami on Dec. 20. As that game approaches, we’d expect Newton, who’s been managing an abdominal issue, to appear on New England’s injury report, but neither his Week 15 status nor his perch atop the team’s QB depth chart appear in any danger at this time.
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Patriots’ Cam Newton: Pulled in fourth quarter
Cam Newton (abdomen) completed nine of 16 passes for 119 yards with no touchdowns and one interception in the New England Patriots’ 24-3 loss to the Rams on Thursday night. He also rushed seven times for 16 yards and committed a fumble that was recovered by the offense before being replaced by Jarrett Stidham with 10:12 remaining.Newton’s numbers more or less tell the story, with the notable addendum being that his one interception was of the pick-six variety, contributing to the Patriots’ game-long malaise. The veteran signal-caller had entered Thursday night’s game having thrown for under 100 yards in each of the prior two games, with New England somehow emerging victorious in both contests. However, Newton didn’t consistently get handed short fields or see his defense and special teams put up some complementary scores as had been the case in those wins, and he wasn’t up to the task of matching the Rams offense on the scoreboard. The fallout from Newton’s late-game benching is naturally something to monitor as well as the fantasy postseason begins, and given coach Bill Belichick’s typically secretive nature about personnel decisions and the extended time between Thursday and a Week 15 road matchup against the Dolphins on Dec. 20, it could be some time before fantasy managers get a handle on whether it will be Newton or Stidham under center for that divisional clash.
