{"id":83362,"date":"2020-06-28T20:06:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T00:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=83362"},"modified":"2020-06-28T20:08:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T00:08:19","slug":"cam-newton-signs-with-new-england-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/06\/28\/cam-newton-signs-with-new-england-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam Newton Signs With New England Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime NFL quarterback\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=NewtCa00,NewtCa20&amp;search=Cam+Newton&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Newton<\/a><\/strong> signed a one-year, incentive-laden contract worth up to $7.5 million with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>. Newton, an Auburn product, spent the entirety of his nine-year NFL career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Patriots<\/a> and Cam Newton, who have quietly worked on this recently, it\u2019s a 1-year deal worth up to $7.5M, source said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YSHLAcRupb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/YSHLAcRupb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1277391396140462081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cam Newton, New England Patriots Agree to Deal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Cam Newton spent the majority of the 2019 season on the injured reserve. After aggravating a preseason injury, the former first-overall pick started the first two games of the year. The results left something to be desired, as Newton completed just 56.2% of his passes for 572 yards, no touchdowns, one interception, and a 71.0 passer rating. Newton initially landed on the short-term injured reserve but never made it back onto the field during the 2019 campaign.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AlleKy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Allen<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GrieWi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Grier<\/a><\/strong> started the remainder of the season and the team signed\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BridTe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teddy Bridgewater<\/a><\/strong> to a massive deal in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Newton initially entered the NFL as the first-overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Selected by the Carolina Panthers, the Auburn product earned the Week 1 starting job and immediately became one of the most exciting quarterbacks in the nation. During his first year under center, the rookie completed 60% of his passes for 4,051 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions. Additionally, Newton added an additional 706 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns, the most ever by a quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Newton&#8217;s best season came during the 2015 campaign. Starting for the entire 16-game season, Newton completed 59.8% of his passes for 3,837 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions while adding an additional 636 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns. Newton led the Panthers to a 15-1 record and Carolina&#8217;s first Super Bowl appearance since the 2003 season. While the Panthers fell short to the Denver Broncos, Newton still managed to win First-Team All-Pro honors and league MVP.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the course of his career, Cam Newton has completed 59.6% of his passes for 29,041 yards, 182 touchdowns, and 108 interceptions. Additionally, the one-time MVP also has 4,806 rushing yards and 58 rushing touchdowns to his name.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"JI67el_TT8RjU6EUlanQEg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1174562265\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'JI67el_TT8RjU6EUlanQEg',sig:'lGWANu-wFMXEZ4BRMyoafMyJqHcRprRO-JOYJAOPWpU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1174562265',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime NFL veteran quarterack Cam Newton is no longer a free agent. 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