Cam Newton signs one-year deal to stay with the Patriots next season
Cam Newton is returning to a familiar place for the 2021 season.
The New England Patriots are re-signing Newton to a one-year deal. The Boston Globe first reported the news, and Newton later confirmed his signing on his Instagram page. The deal could be worth up to $14 million, per reports, but only has a base of $5 million.
Newton spent the 2020 season in New England, starting 15 games. He missed one due to a positive COVID-19 test.
In those 15 games, Newton completed 65.8% of his passes, throwing eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He was sacked 31 times and had 12 rushing touchdowns.
On the “I Am Athlete” podcast in February, Newton mentioned that he would be interested in playing with the Patriots again and that it was difficult to acclimate to offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels’ system without an entire offseason to prep. Newton spent almost 90 days waiting to be signed by a team last year after the Panthers released him in March. This year, he signed less than a week before the new league year gets underway.
The former MVP was with the Carolina Panthers from 2011 to 2019 before the team decided to part ways with the 2011 first-overall pick. The Panthers are scheduled to host the Patriots during the 2021 season.
Yesterday, Panthers owner David Tepper alluded to wanting Newton to one day retire with Carolina.
This story was originally published March 12, 2021 at 8:23 AM.
