The Patriots adopted quarterback competition, if there really was one, may now be over.
Jarrett Stidham will be out for a few weeks with a hip injury, NFL Network reported, making it almost certain that Cam Newton will be Bill Belichick’s quarterback.
ESPN reported that the 24-year-old Stidham saw his leg in a nearby hospital on Thursday and tests came back negative.
Newton, the former Panther who signed with New England at the end of June because he was the starter for the Patriots, was also seen as an opportunity to consider his body of work as a former MVP and three-time Pro Bowler . Stidham has meanwhile thrown a grand total of four NFL passes. Now he is even further behind.
The 31-year-old Newton has struggled with multiple injuries over the course of his nine-year career, including an ankle injury that has remained since college and was surgically repaired in 2014, hearing injuries, a torn rotator cuff on his shoulder that has undergone surgery twice. needs and, most recently, a Lisfranc fracture he suffered during the third game of the preseason in 2019. But he has looked good so far.
‘He’s definitely a former MVP for a reason. The man is a professional. He works his tail off. He is extremely dynamic, and he has a charming personality, “said wide receiver Julian Edelman about Newton on sports radio WEEI. ‘It has been fun to be. He has a confidence about him. All quarterbacks have a confidence, but it’s just something different with Cam. It’s an atmosphere you can feel and get yourself into a mindset. “
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