Cam Newton Signs Deal With New England Patriots

Cam Newton is reportedly signing a one-year cope with New England, worth up to $Seven.five million. The New England Patriots have reportedly reached a settlement with former National Football League MVP Cam Newton, in keeping with a couple of reports Sunday night.

The former Carolina Panthers quarterback will now step into the mixture to compete for the risk to replace former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who left to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency, Adam Schefter first reported bringing up league sources.

Newton is signing a one-year cope with New England, in line with NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, who additionally cites a league supply and says the bare minimum deal with Newton has been quietly in the works. The incentive-encumbered deal is worth up to $7.5 million, a supply tells Rapoport.

While New England has but to announce the deal, Patriots players and brothers Devin and Jason McCourty reacted to the reported information Sunday night, telling NBC Sports Boston's Phil Perry that they are excited. Devin McCourty advised Perry the addition of Newton will make the team's quarterback situation "even better."

The McCourty brothers and teammate Stephon Gilmore both apparently reacted to the news on Twitter with the same emoji Sunday night, at the same time as Newton regarded to cope with his signing on Instagram, writing, "I'm excited as I don't know what right now!! All praise to God!! Dropping content tomorrow!! I desire you're ready!!! "

Newton will be part of the 2019 fourth-round draft choose Jarrett Stidham and veteran Brian Hoyer in the Patriots' QB room. Undrafted unfastened marketers J'Mar Smith and Brian Lewerke are predicted to be in the mix, as well.

Newton, who become the No. 1 overall selection in 2011, performed in most effective games last season due to shoulder and foot injuries. The 31-year-vintage spent nine seasons in Carolina, triumphing the NFL MVP award in 2015 when he led the Panthers to a look in Super Bowl 50. He changed into released by the Panthers following the 2019 campaign.

Now, the query is who will take over as Brady's successor in 2020. Will or not it's the inexperienced Stidham, or will it's the proven, albeit injury-prone, veteran Newton? Either way, the Patriots training camp just got an entire lot more interesting.