Cam Newton Addresses On Patriots’ Starting Quarterback Battle

Most people think that Cam Newton will be the starting quarterback. The New England Patriots are working to get back on track after a 2019 season that was filled turmoil. But they think they have what it takes to be successful. Tom Brady leaving was obviously a big part of this.

However, the team thinks that Cam Newton could be able to fill in. The team has had a few different off season signees. Cam Newton is not the only one. But whether or not the others will have as much of an impact as Newton remains to be seen. As does

, I suppose.

Newton recently talked about whether or not he thinks he is the starter and he was quick to deny these claims.

Cam Newton Addresses On Patriots’ Starting Quarterback Battle

“Absolutely not. Everyday is a work day for me, and that label is not important to me right now,” Newton said Wednesday to the media when asked if he believes he is the Patriots’ starting quarterback based on practice reps. “There’s so much I need to get better at, so much I need to learn, so much that I need to be comfortable with. And throughout this process that’s pretty much the last thing that I’m worried about. 

“Knowing that they’re certain things that when I come to the line of scrimmage and it’s just not as firing mentally as I would want it to be rather than other players that maybe call it. I see a person like [Brian Hoyer] go to the line and he’s just as sharp as it could be and from me asking him questions and him answering them, there are things that I know I need to become better at, and until I get those things done, everything else is irrelevant.”

Cam Newton Addresses On Patriots’ Starting Quarterback Battle

“It’s been therapeutic for me. Just knowing that these guys have been as patient throughout this process as I had wanted them to be,” Newton said. “Obviously learning a 20-year installment of plays all in a short time span has been challenging, but, yeah, I think it would have been more challenging if I didn’t have a tutelage of Jedd [Fisch], a tutelage of [Josh McDaniels], even the help of other quarterbacks, [Lewerke’s] helped me, [Stidham] has helped me, Hoyer] has helped me, the receivers have helped me.”

Head coach Bill Belichick also had a few things to say about him.

“He’s an extremely hard-working player; first guy in, last guy out,” Belichick said. “He’s studied hard and has spent a lot of extra time learning. The offense, and our communication, our calls, nomenclature and so forth. I’ve been very impressed with that. He’s a very skilled athlete.”