The following report is from Sporting News:
The Patriots made a stunning decision on Tuesday afternoon when they released quarterback Cam Newton.
Newton was embroiled in a starting quarterback battle with Mac Jones. The veteran appeared to have the edge in it for a good chunk of the offseason, but as the preseason came to a close, Jones made up ground fast. The rookie ended up winning the starting job in a move that was a mild surprise.
But Newton being released as a part of that decision? That was shocking, especially after Bill Belichick complimented Newton on Tuesday morning.
Certainly he started at a much higher point than last year. Definitely moving in the right direction.
Bill Belichick. Head coach for the New England Patriots
So, why did Belichick and the Patriots release Newton outright? Here’s everything you need to know about New England’s decision to cut Newton.
Why Did The Patriots Release Cam Newton?
There are a few reasons that Cam Newton was released, as Pro Football Network’s Adam Beasley reports. They were largely related to his performance and vaccination status.
Pro Football Focus’ Doug Kyed added one more reason: Newton’s “command of the locker room” could have created an odd dynamic with him serving as the backup to Jones.
Certainly, those all played a part in Newton’s release. That said, the main reason for Belichick’s decision likely began on the field in his head-to-head battle with Jones.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The report goes on to compare statistics and skills between Newton and Jones, and why Jones is believed to be the better quarterback on paper.
Is Cam Newton Vaccinated?
Cam Newton is not vaccinated, and a COVID-related incident may have played a role in pushing him off the Patriots’ roster.
Newton missed five days of practice last week with what he and the team called a “misunderstanding” of the NFL’s COVID protocols. He had gone to an approved, off-site medical appointment and while he was tested for COVID on the day of his appointment, he didn’t get tested at the Patriots’ facility. That was a violation of the league’s COVID protocols.
At the time, NFL Network’s Mike Giardi noted that caused “a level of frustration” for the team. That gave Jones a chance to stake his claim to the starting job.
Jones took advantage of that opportunity, and that led the Patriots to move on from Newton on Tuesday morning.
Did The Patriots Try To Trade Cam Newton?
The Patriots did not try to trade Cam Newton, as Pro Football Talk reports.
This is another surprise. Newton may not have been perfect during the preseason, but he flashed some starting ability against the Eagles. He was somewhat cheap, too, as his contract had a base value of just $3.5 million.
That said, Newton’s deal could be worth up to $14 million via incentives, so perhaps teams seeking a backup would have been reluctant to assume the risk of Newton earning those incentives. Or perhaps the Patriots wanted to rip off the Band-Aid and move forward with Jones as the starter.
Either way, New England didn’t try to trade Newton. The team just let him go.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
I could care less about the NFL and all this other irrelevant information (which is why I cut it from this report); but I mention this because it is indicative of what we are seeing in America and around the world. Vaccination status has become the new prerequisite for employers across the board. Hats off to Newton for sticking to his guns.
NFL Makes Vaccines Mandatory. Fauci Applauds The Move. Coaches Fired For Not Complying
Just recently another player formed blood clots and had his spleen removed because of the death shot.
DEATH SHOT: Videos Reveal Pfizer Vaccine Contains Self-Assembling Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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Share the same sentiment towards the NFL…we cut lose from such things, and school sports, too long ago though we fell prey to allowing homeschool child to witness through music participation which was very, very foolish. I am thankful for this, though. There are some sincere, but subtly compromised, folks who equate the discipline of sports with a good witness, and earning potential for a man to support a family, including a keeper at home.
The same thing happens with many men & their sons on the lower middle & high school levels….though you would think what has happened with girls’ sports & the trans thing coming in would wake them up to the Greco-Roman Babylonian roots of that thing. This is one more thing to potentially jolt people to their senses & to separating from that tempting, seducing thing leading many to shipwreck. Even one or two is worth it. Had some fruitful conversations with folks just this weekend with regard to this as they complain, complain, complain….yet still shell out the big bucks & waste their time with professional sports. Why bother? Why not get the victory over that thing & quit contributing to something that never changes for the better, but ever towards the worse?
The arguments for why he was cut have a curiously familiar ring to them for any who were trying to fight the compromise as it grew to the more obvious thing we see today ….now where have we heard such things before? The masters of craft & antichrist see EVERYTHING as a ‘tool for transformation’…their great transhumanist dream leading to the final manifestation of the Antichrist system, including the final manifestation of the mark of the beast. Religiously they speak of ‘the seven mountain mandate’ and ‘taking every institution for Christ’ reimagining the commission of Christ, the Gospel & the kingdom.
It’s becoming a pattern.
Good for him I hope he stays strong and a King James Bible believer be it Bryan or you or another one come to him and witness to him and then he’ll be saved and stronger with the REAL Jesus.
I hope the NFL falls to pieces this disgusting idolatry has gone on for far too long and enough is enough, and that goes double for the Babel buildings with their own NFL idolatry and also in particular Crossroads church which have super bowl of preaching, preaching? Ha now that’s a laugh, that garbage is preaching like I’m Diana Ross. It’s lukewarm laodecia central!
He should really be a original Hebrew / Greek majority text manuscript believer instead of King James Only believer
People seem to forget that the King James Bible is a translation of that which is inspired of the Lord and as such is not literally perfect because the Oracles of God came thru the Jews… not thru an adulterous english king.
Personally I only use the KJV but I’m not delusional to believe it is more accurate that the original text that was actually inspired by the Lord.
The purified English translation of the Scriptures is better than the obsolete originals.
Psalm 12:6-7 KJV
[6] The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. [7] Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
James, you are attacking the King James Bible and thus attacking God’s word, you’re either deceived and blinded or you are attacking God’s word and wrecking people’s faith in it.
REPENT!!!
James, so what you’re saying is that the LORD isn’t capable of creating a perfect translation? Also how do you explain the FACT that the King James Bible has literally ZERO contradictions/errors in it? Not to mention that the KJV is the seventh in the “purified seven times” line (Psalm 12:6-8).
And how will you say that the KJV is “a translation of that which is inspired of the Lord” and yet also claim that it’s “not literally perfect” like the originals? If it’s not perfect, then it’s NOT God’s words.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing froward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 8:8-9 KJV
I think your the only one here that’s “delusional”.
Wow, James, questioning God’s word? That hasn’t been done before *cough cough*
(Genesis 3:1) Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
I suppose you think you’re smarter than God and He’s left it up to you to personally teach us plebs the true word. Give me a break. I doubt you’re even saved.
(John 8:42) Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
John 8:43) Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
(John 8:44) Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
(2 Timothy 3:13) But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
To everyone else don’t listen to this joker, trust on The Lord Jesus Christ and beleive His word, The King James Bible.
(Colossians 2:8) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
(1 Timothy 4:1) Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
(1 Timothy 4:2) Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
(2 Timothy 3:16) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
(Psalms 12:6) The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
(Psalms 12:7) Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Its only a matter of time till it’s discovered that the NFL is a scripted “show” and it will die a slow death. What real sport has an “Official” sports betting partner?