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When the Patriots unexpectedly signed quarterback Kim Newton in late June, they received a compensation package that exceeded 7.5 million. If he had reached that level, the Patriots would have won the Super Bowl.
The Patriots are not making playoffs and have played a big part in Newton’s potential 2020 earnings.
Assuming he’s dressed for the next two games and has a percentage of his total play-time percentage of 100% (both are likely to happen), Newton will complete the year with 70 .7060 million.
That amounts to Newton’s $ 1.05 million base salary, a game roster bonus of -43,750 for 15 games (he missed a game when Covid-19 was on reserve), and a 80 2 million play-time incentive based on landings between 80 80 million. Is. And 90 percent of the team’s total offensive acceleration.
It is currently at 86.8 percent (778 out of 896). With New England’s average offensive layoff this year, 128 out of 128 in the last two games, Newton is not enough to get 90 per cent north, pushing the incentive to 2.25 million. If for some reason Newton does not play the last two games, he will fall below 80 percent. That would reduce the incentive to 75 1.75 million.
The real question becomes Newton’s compensation package for 2021. The one-year contract doesn’t stop the Patriots from using the franchise tag on Newton, something the Patriots certainly won’t do. And so Newton will have a chance to hit the open market, and see if any other team will offer him more than the Patriots can put on the table.
Patriots know this exercise; He went through it with Tom Brady last year. But Brady was ready to go. Newton wants to stay. Whether Patriots want Newton for 2021 or someone else, it will be decided in the next few months, ending in mid-March with the start of the 2021 Free Agency.
