Why Was Cam Newton Released Today? - 8/31 (Hour 3)

Felger & Massarotti

Beasley Media Group

Sports

4.1 • 977 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

(00:16) Felger and Massarotti discussed the decision and the timing of Cam Newton’s release by the New England Patriots.
(30:34) Did Newton’s absence due to a COVID test “misunderstanding” play a role in his release?

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	B-Pod Studios
0:03.0	They're Boston's number one afternoon show
0:09.3	The most powerful sports radio show in New England
0:11.4	America's number one afternoon sports show
0:13.6	And number one in your heart
0:16.2	And I just came here to help you radio
0:17.7	Sorry John, thank you, don't need it.
0:19.2	Felger in Mass, 985, the Sports Hub.
0:23.0	From the moment, Matt Jones stepped in there this summer, he looked like he was a guy
0:27.7	ready to take over.
0:28.8	He led eight preseason drives this summer.
0:31.8	Eight.
0:32.4	Everyone resulted in either a field goal or a touchdown.
0:36.3	There was not a single drive this preseason that he initiated that they didn't score on.
0:41.5	He impressed coaches with their accuracy, spoke to one head coach last week who told me that he thought that
0:46.9	Mack Jones could be and would be a Pro Bowl quarterback in this league for 10 years.
0:51.8	And I'll be honest, I fully thought that he was going to wind up
0:54.9	as the starting quarterback on opening day. What I didn't expect was that the Patriots today
1:01.1	would release Cam Newton. But what that tells you is they are so sure of Mac Jones that they felt
1:08.7	like it would be unfair to have Cam on the roster.
1:12.7	They've got Brian Hoyer, a capable backup there in reserve.
1:16.7	And so rather than put Cam in a position that might be a little bit awkward, they thanked him and said,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Beasley Media Group, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Beasley Media Group and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.