Cam Newton Released by Patriots, Mac Jones Named Starter // Greg Bedard of BostonSportsJournal.com - 8/31 (Hour 1)
Felger & Massarotti
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🗓️ 31 August 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
- (00:18) Felger and Massarotti were joined by Greg Bedard, of BostonSportsJournal.com, and they opened the show discussing the release of New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton.
- (24:57) The guys continued to talk about the release of Newton, the Patriots decision making, and their options at backup quarterback.
- (32:01) Is Mac Jones ready to be the Week 1 starter?
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| 0:00.0 | B-Pod Studios |
| 0:03.0 | Felgern |
| 0:08.8 | I don't know guys |
| 0:09.8 | Am I going to play? Am I not going to play? |
| 0:12.6 | What am I going to do? |
| 0:13.6 | Mass. |
| 0:14.1 | Yeah, Mas, you stupid. |
| 0:15.3 | It's time for Felger and Mass. |
| 0:20.1 | Presented by Draft Kings on 985, The Sports Hub. |
| 0:24.7 | From the moment Mac Jones stepped in there, this summer, he looked like he was a guy ready to take over. |
| 0:30.5 | He led eight preseason drives this summer. |
| 0:33.3 | Eight. |
| 0:34.1 | Everyone resulted in either a field goal or a touchdown. |
| 0:37.9 | There was not a single drive this preseason that he initiated that they didn't score on. |
| 0:43.2 | He impressed coaches with their accuracy, spoke to one head coach last week who told me that he |
| 0:48.2 | thought that Mack Jones could be and would be a Pro Bowl quarterback in this league for 10 years. |
| 0:53.2 | And I'll be honest, I fully thought that he was going to wind up as the starting quarterback |
| 0:58.4 | on opening day. |
| 1:00.5 | What I didn't expect was that the Patriots today would release Cam Newton. |
| 1:04.8 | But what that tells you is they are so sure of Mac Jones that they felt like it would be unfair to have Cam on the roster. |
| 1:14.3 | They've got Brian Hoyer a capable backup there in reserve. |
| 1:18.3 | And so rather than put Cam in a position, that might be a little bit awkward. |
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