Cam Newton Willing To Wait Until After Draft Or Longer To Sign

According to Jeremy Fowler, former Panthers QB Cam Newton is willing to wait to sign with a new team if he has to in order to reclaim a starting position. 

Fowler says Newton is highly motivated to get a spot back as a high-level starter and is willing to be patient, including waiting until after the draft or even until a team loses a starter to injury in training camp or elsewhere. 

Fowler mentions Newton knows the Patriots are one team that could be in need of a starter but New England hasn’t played its hand and the quarterback doesn’t know what they will do.

Newton has not garnered much immediate interest on the free agent market because of concerns about his health given serious foot and shoulder injuries the past few seasons. The current situation with the pandemic shutdown has prevented teams from getting a close look at Newton for themselves. 

Before the Panthers released Newton, Carolina tried shopping him to the Bears and Chargers, but to no avail. Chicago traded for Nick Foles, while Los Angeles appears set to roll with Tyrod Taylor and potentially a rookie. 

Newton, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Panthers back in 2011. He is entering the fifth year of his six-year, $118.47 million contract that includes $60 million guaranteed and stands to make base salaries of $16.2 million and $18.6 million over the final two years of the agreement.

In 2019, Newton appeared in two games for the Panthers, completing 50 out of 89 passes for 572 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed five times for -2 yards.

We have Newton listed in our Top-100 2020 Free Agents list.