Cam Newton’s Downfall (And Mac Jones’s Ascent) In New England
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🗓️ 2 September 2021
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
One of the NFL's most compelling off-season storylines was the growing quarterback competition up in New England. The New England Patriots drafted Mac Jones to be the quarterback of the future, but it quickly became apparent that Jones might usurp incumbent starter Cam Newton — and that's exactly what happened. Head Coach Bill Belichick and his staff made the bold move to release Newton on Tuesday, and now the team rests in Jones's young hands. Today, The Athletic's Patriots beat reporter, Jeff Howe, tells us how Jones ended up beating out Newton for the starting spot, why the Pats decided to let the former-MVP walk, and what might come next for the 10 year NFL veteran.
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| 0:45.0 | On Tuesday, the Patriots made a move that just about no one saw coming. |
| 0:52.0 | Ham Newton has been cut by the New England Patriots. Ham Newton cut by the New England Patriots. |
| 0:59.0 | Surprise doesn't come close to me. I'm stunned, I'm flabbergasted, I am bold over. |
| 1:04.0 | I thought for certain things that I could do, I was just a little bit nervous. |
| 1:08.0 | Surprise doesn't come close to me. I'm stunned, I'm flabbergasted, I am bold over. I thought for certain, |
| 1:15.0 | Bill Bellicic wanted to start Ham Newton. |
| 1:18.0 | What surprised me the most, Tony, is that it is so hard to find a useful quarterback who is even vaguely decent anywhere. |
| 1:25.0 | So I was like, okay, well why didn't they trade him? |
| 1:27.0 | Today, the Athletics Patriots beat Redder Jeff Howell tells us how things went so wrong for Newton in New England. |
| 1:33.0 | And whether rookie quarterback Mac Jones is really ready to step up and lead one of the league's signature franchises. |
| 1:40.0 | So, all the intangibles are there. We've seen the physical things that suggest he should be a good player. |
| 1:46.0 | And now we'll go out and see what happens when it really counts. |
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