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Cam Newton is a New England Patriot is a collection of words I never thought I’d string together.
Cam Newton is making Ryan Fitzpatrick money is another sentence my brain could not take seriously during the Obama administration.
The 31-year-old former NFL MVP, who’s raked in $121 million in career earnings, signed a modest one-year deal worth up to $7.5 million with Belichick in the Patriots, a team who he’s owned in his two careers matchups against (2-0, 72% comp, 525 passing yards, 106 rushing yards, 7 TDs, 1 INT, 128 passer rating).
Newton is coming off shoulder surgery in 2018 and the ever-nagging Lisfranc (foot) surgery in December 2019, which may be why we live in a world where this statement is true.
Chase Daniel is being paid more than Jameis Winston and Cam Newton COMBINED.
— Adam Lefkoe (@AdamLefkoe) June 29, 2020
Richard Sherman has an opinion is a sentence I could type until I develop early onset arthritis.
The Niners cornerback thinks the three-time Pro Bowler got boned by signing a frugal deal with the Patriots, going so far as to call the signing “disgusting.”
How many former League MVPs have had to sign for the min? (Asking for a friend.) just ridiculous. A transcendent talent and less talented QBs are getting 15/16m a year. Disgusting https://t.co/eZycGL8qkZ
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) June 29, 2020
The comment section is popcorn-worthy.
Those in support of Sherman’s claim:
Peyton had to sign a similar deal after missing a season due to career-threatening spinal fusion surgery right? Oh wait. pic.twitter.com/KMvq0DXg7h
— Dave Sertich (@dsertich) June 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/HiTechJE/status/1277492004599902208?s=20
Totally agree.
— Eric Weddle (@weddlesbeard) June 29, 2020
Those who disagree:
Check that against every QB slated to be a starter this season. Let me know how that goes
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) June 29, 2020
Since his MVP season..and context of course doesn’t help his case either because teams don’t want injury prone players which is how he is viewed pic.twitter.com/wYEUEAs1Oj
— RCDaily (@RC_Daily) June 29, 2020
Dude has been hurt for 3 years now. Stop trying to play GM
— Alex Grandjacquet (@Granjy2Chainz) June 29, 2020
Those who just want to watch the world burn:
Didn’t you lose the Sb for your team by getting burnt by a bust WR?
— FJ (@ToxicAirsoftGA) June 29, 2020
Remember that time you got burned at a really critical moment in the Super Bowl?
— funny.bearded.man (@HeyGuyBoston) June 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/Kentuckissouri/status/1277590914693844993?s=20
And around and around we go.