Report: Reason Behind Patriots Skipping Over Cam Newton Revealed

The New England Patriots didn’t want to have anything to do with former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. They decided to pass up many other options. Bill Belichick and Nick Caserio didn’t even want to select a quarterback in the 2020 NFL Draft.

The Patriots may have skipped Newton over because of his injury history or attitude. They may be worried about their cap space too. However, recent reports suggest that the Patriots may have had another reason to avoid the 2015 NFL MVP. According to this report, this decision is linked to Patriots offensive coordinator.

The Patriots didn’t want Cam Newton

The Athletic’s Joseph Person reported that Josh McDaniels wasn’t really excited about Newton. The source revealed this attitude, and McDaniels had it when he was talking to the Carolina Panthers about their head coaching position. This information was confirmed by several sources.

“Some observers have made a big deal of the nice things Bill Belichick said about Newton after he beat the Patriots in two regular-season meetings. That storyline seemed to be a little overblown. Plus, New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels wasn’t necessarily high on Newton when he was talking to the Panthers about their head coaching vacancy, according to a source.”

McDaniels talked to the Carolina Panthers despite not going all the way to Carolina to interview for the head coaching position before they got Matt Rhule.

The Patriots didn’t have enough assets to get Newton even if they liked his skills. But the Patriots were pretty pumped up about Jarrett Stidham. Belichick said this was the reasons he had to stick with Jarrett Stidham. According to numerous reports, the Patriots will use Stidham in Week 1 of the NFL season. He will probably be the team’s starting quarterback in September.

New England will enter the new season with a brand new roster. The team added a lot of talented players last week. This means that Coach B is ready to accept the big challenge. He will enter an NFL season without TB12 for the first time in two decades. We won’t miss Week 1. Who will start for the Patriots in 2020?