With training camp just around the corner, Cam Newton is finally heading to Foxborough, and if his arrival at the airport this week was an indication, it looks like he’s already mastered at least part of “Patriot Way,” and that’s the part where you don’t say anything to the media.
Bill Belichick has honed the art of saying nothing to the media and Newton seems to have been studying how his new coach deals with the press because Newton said absolutely nothing when the media approached him at Logan Airport on Wednesday morning. night.
“I am not disrespectful to anyone, but I am extremely ecstatic, but I am not speaking,” Newton said when asked for comment.
After that comment, Newton was asked when he might be willing to speak.
“Who knows?” Newton replied.
Newton then ended with a simple “Go Pats”.
You can see the full exchange below.
Although Newton was not speaking to the media this week, he has spoken a bit this offseason. Earlier this month, the quarterback was asked what his mentality towards New England was, and it looks like he will play the 2020 season with a chip on his shoulder.
“You’re making yourself a dog,” Newton said of joining the Patriots. “You’re also getting one of these pesky dogs. And I’m looking at the schedule and I’m like, ‘Who are we playing with? That team happened to me! OK, that team happened to me. They could’ve come looking for me.”
The fact is that 31 different teams passed Newton. According to multiple reports, the Cleveland Browns were the only team that bothered to contact the former Panthers quarterback before the Patriots signed a one-year contract in late June.
“I feel disrespected,” said Newton. “I feel like a brother, because all the teams at one point had to say, ‘OK guys, Cam Newton. What do we think?’ ‘Ummm, come in.’ Do you feel me? “
Newton was flying to Boston this week because the Patriots will report to training camp in just a few days. According to NFL.com, Newton will officially register at camp on Monday, “unless something unforeseen happens.”
Although Newton has yet to officially practice with the Patriots, he has participated in several private practice sessions with some of his new teammates. Not only has he been throwing passes to Mohamed Sanu, but the new Patriots quarterback also found time to practice with Julian Edelman earlier this week.
