The New England Patriots and Cam Newton have agreed on a contract. Does the team now count among the Super Bowl contenders again? What about Jarrett Stidham? And what does the agreement have to do with Colin Kaepernick? SPOX answers five questions about the Newton deal.
NFL: What does the deal mean for Cam Newton?
First of all, it means that Newton has a real chance of getting a start. With the exception of the Patriots, all teams appeared to have completed their plans for a starting quarterback. Without the interest from New England, Newton would only have remained the role of a backup or he would have had to hope for the violation of a regular quarterback.
At the Patriots, the former MVP is not guaranteed to have the starting quarterback position in his pocket, which is already evident from his salary of just over a million dollars. Given the competition from Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer, Newton’s chances are very good. If he is fit and can call up his potential in the coming months, the starting position should not be taken from him.
At Patriots, Newton is also part of an organization that has been excellently managed for many years. Head coach Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels have shown in the past that they are flexible enough to tailor the team to their players’ strengths. That will suit Newton, who will of course play a different offense than Tom Brady, without question.
In addition, the MVP of 2015 thus has the chance to play for a division title or possibly even the Super Bowl after two recently rather disappointing years in 2020 – if the season is actually taking place. The Patriots most recently entered the playoffs 17 times in a row and won their division eleven times in a row. Without Brady, 2020 is unquestionably entering a new era in New England, but the quality of winning many games without him is still there.
In the long term, Newton thus has the chance to get back in the circle of clear starting quarterbacks and to earn a corresponding salary again: After several years of injury-ridden and disappointing years in a row, Ryan Tannehill lasted a very good half season to sign a contract extension of over $ 118 million.
NFL: Cam Newton’s Statistics
| year | Games | Touchdowns | Interceptions | Completion Percentage |
| 2011 | 16 | 35 | 17 | 60,0 % |
| 2012 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 57,7 % |
| 2013 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 61,7 % |
| 2014 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 58,5 % |
| 2015 | 16 | 45 | 10 | 59,8 % |
| 2016 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 52,9 % |
| 2017 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 59,1 % |
| 2018 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 67,9 % |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56,2 % |
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