The Patriots Bet On Cam Newton
The Lead
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🗓️ 30 June 2020
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Cam Newton is officially a member of the New England Patriots. And the Pats reportedly got the former NFL MVP at a bargain basement price.The Athletic’s Mike Sando joins us to talk about how the deal came about, what the Pats could look like with Cam at the helm, and what this signing tells us about Superman.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, Cam. Okay, Cam. I see you. I see you. We'll |
| 0:10.0 | then go to New England. |
| 0:11.4 | Succeed to be the successor to Tom Brady. |
| 0:14.5 | Cam Newton is officially a member of the New England Patriots. |
| 0:19.6 | And the past reportedly got the former League MVP at a bargain basement price. |
| 0:24.6 | Today, the Athletics Mike Sando joins us to talk about how the deal came about, |
| 0:29.6 | what the Pats could look like with Cam under center. And what this signing tells us about Superman. |
| 0:35.4 | This shows us that Cam Newton wants to play. Cam Newton could retire, but he doesn't want to go out like that. |
| 0:44.6 | From wondering on the Athletic, I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 0:47.2 | And I'm Anders Keltow. It's Tuesday, June 30th. And this is the lead. |
| 0:51.9 | Can New England win the Super Bowl again? Can they do it again? I don't know. But I love it. |
| 0:59.4 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:02.4 | There was just something about the emotion and the moment. |
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| 1:10.4 | You can't play. You can't see anything on it. That's not good. |
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