12/7/2023 0 Comments Cam newton patriots practice![]() It’s hard to know who is responsible for keeping the Patriots’ checkbook clamped shut. The Dolphins and Jets are outspending the Patriots by $68 million and $41 million, respectively. In fact, there’s now a $100 million chasm between the Patriots and Bills. But it’s tough to argue that those moves, plus the addition of offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien, will help the Patriots close the gap with the Chiefs, Bengals or Bills, or keep pace with the Dolphins and Jets. Tight end Mike Gesicki might be a nice option in the red zone. Replacing Jakobi Meyers with JuJu Smith-Schuster is at best a modest upgrade. Robert Kraft talked a big game at the owners’ meetings in March about Bill Belichick needing to turn things around immediately, but the Patriots’ actions this offseason say otherwise. You’re supposed to spend big on the rest of the roster when you have a quarterback on a rookie deal, not sit on your stockpile of cash. And it’s potentially wasting the extraordinarily cheap contract of Jones, who will make only $2 million this year and next. That’s not doing what it takes to field a championship roster. With Newton out, it paves a path for rookie Mac Jones to take the Patriots starting quarterback reps this week and potentially in the team’s final preseason game against the Giants.That’s a bottom-six ranking in three of four years. The regimen of daily testing means that Newton isn’t vaccinated for COVID-19 given only unvaccinated players are subject to the five-day reentry process. "Due to a misunderstanding about tests conducted away from NFL facilities, and as required by the NFL-NFLPA protocols, Cam will be subject to the five-day entry cadence process before returning to the facility. Cam will continue participating virtually in team activities and return to the club facility on Thursday, August 26.” He received daily Covid tests, which were all negative," read the team's statement. “On Saturday, Cam Newton traveled to a Club-approved medical appointment that required him to leave the New England area. PRESEASON WEEK 2 WINNERS, LOSERS: Hard hits for Justin Fields, Ja'Marr ChaseĬOLTS' CARSON WENTZ: Will return to practice MondayĬAM NEWTON: Has QB secured the New England Patriots' starting quarterback job? ![]() It’s unknown if Newton will be allowed to practice on Thursday, which is scheduled to be the Patriots last session of the week, nor is it known if the time away will force Newton out of the Patriots preseason finale. This means he’ll miss the first four days of camp this week, including the start of Patriots joint practices with the New York Giants on Wednesday. Newton will be allowed to return to Gillette Stadium on Thursday. ![]() The Patriots released a statement, explaining that because Newton left the New England area and received a daily COVID-19 test away from an NFL facility, the quarterback is now required to stay away from the team for five days. This marked the first missed practice for Newton of the 2021 season. Monday, the Pats began their 16th day of training camp, but Newton was absent at the start of practice. – Quarterback Cam Newton will miss most of this week’s New England Patriots practices due to a misinterpretation of NFL rules regarding COVID-19 testing. ![]()
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