Kirk Cousins believes Cam Newton is in an ideal place to relaunch his career after agreeing to join the New England Patriots.
Newton has expressed his enthusiasm after negotiating a $ 7.5 million, one-year contract with the team of Bill Belichick, who saw six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady emerge in free agency.
The former NFL MVP Newton was released by the Carolina Panthers in March after nine seasons with the franchise, the end of his stay was affected by shoulder and foot injuries.
The 31-year-old quarterback faced an uncertain future as he remained unsigned until the start of free agency and the draft period until an agreement was reached with the Patriots this week.
Cousins is intrigued to see how the movement unfolds and believes Belichick can surprise people with his plans for Newton and a QB room that also includes Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer.
“It would be fascinating regardless of who is there because Tom is gone,” the Minnesota Vikings QB Cousins told Inside the Huddle.
“But I’m excited to see how it works with Cam or Brian Hoyer or whoever they play with and how they mix them up.”
“I know Coach Belichick will have a plan and it may not be what everyone thinks.”
“It will be interesting when you look at what Coach Belichick has done in bringing players into a unique situation for many years.”
“It always seems to work. He rarely has a player come in who was successful elsewhere and then go in and fight in New England, so I think it’s a good situation for Cam.”
“Going to an organization that really has a plan, has a way to win, and they can connect it.”
“And it’s only a one-year contract, so if it works really well and they are very successful, Cam will be in an excellent position to see where their next step may be.”
