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Cam Newton opened up in a podcast interview on his brief time with the New England Patriots and his second stint with Carolina Panthers And still maintained that he is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.
Newton appeared On “Pivot Podcast” and suggested he was destined to fail in his second stint with the Panthers. He said he was signed on Thursday and played on Sunday and was still trying to learn Matt Roulette’s offense while taking a snap at the starting quarterback.
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Cam Newton of the Panthers walks back to pass against the Atlanta Falcons at Bank of America Stadium on December 12, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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“At what point did you think you were going to be successful? Next week, I started. You still have 10 days left to be on the team. And you’re still trying to learn the offense,” he said. Told.
“So before I sit here and allow the narrative to build that Cam doesn’t get it anymore, Cam is taking full responsibility and saying that Cam put himself in a f–ed up situation, Which then had a Ricochet effect on how people think of me.”
Newton appeared in eight games For the Panthers, there were 684 passing yards with four touchdown passes and 230 rushing yards with five rushing touchdowns.
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Panthers Cam Newton signals before a two-point conversion attempt against the Atlanta Falcons on December 12, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Carolina general manager Scott Fitterer has previously said he would not rule out re-signing Newton, but it appears he will have to compete for the starting job. Newton said on the podcast that he doesn’t think 32 quarterbacks are better than him.
He said, “There are no better 32 guys than me. If you think I can’t be on anyone’s team right now, you’re so stupid.”
Before signing with the Panthers in 2021, Newton was competing against Mack Jones for the Patriots’ starting job. He was suddenly released in the middle of the training camp.
“The New England experience was a (messy) situation. I was still learning the offense seven to eight weeks into the season,” he said.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton passes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 26, 2021 in Charlotte.
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Newton only missed one game With the Patriots in 2020 Because he tested positive for COVID-19. He had 2,657 passing yards with eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.