• Cam Newton is the winner of the Patriots’ starting QB gig

    Cam Newton is the winner of the Patriots’ starting QB gig

    The New England Patriots officially will start the “Life after Tom Brady” era with Cam Newton at quarterback. Bill Belichick informed the Pats during a team meeting Thursday morning that Newton, the former NFL MVP, has been named the team’s starting signal caller, according to multiple reports. Brady, of course, signed with the Tampa Bay …
  • Cam Newton gets first dose of Bill Belichick-style praise

    Cam Newton gets first dose of Bill Belichick-style praise

    Welcome to Tom Brady’s world, Cam Newton. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick doesn’t hand out praise very easily. Not for six-time Super Bowl champions and not for former MVP quarterbacks who have not yet been through a padded practice under his watch. But what does Belichick think of Newton so far? “Cam’s a hard-working …
  • Ominous Cam Newton-Bill Belichick warning from player who knows both well

    Ominous Cam Newton-Bill Belichick warning from player who knows both well

    Cam Newton won the Heisman Trophy, a national championship, an NFL MVP, an NFC Championship. Bill Belichick has what Newton’s missing, holding more Super Bowl rings than any person on the planet. But Kyle Love — Newton’s former teammate in Carolina, who also played under Belichick in New England — doesn’t believe the quarterback can …
  • Cam Newton: I can do things for Patriots that Tom Brady couldn’t

    Cam Newton: I can do things for Patriots that Tom Brady couldn’t

    Buckle up for the Cam Newton revenge tour. After spending almost all of last season sidelined due to injury, the 2015 NFL MVP is salivating at the chance to replace longtime Patriots quarterback Tom Brady while exacting vengeance on the teams that rejected and “disrespected” him during free agency. “We have to talk about the …
  • Cam Newton throws passes to Odell Beckham in new video

    Cam Newton throws passes to Odell Beckham in new video

    Cam Newton’s got a new target: Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. On Saturday, the 31-year-old quarterback posted a video of himself throwing passes to Beckham, practicing together at UCLA. “Please do not get it twisted…. ‘Everyday’ I’m crafting!!” Newton captioned the clip, adding the hashtags “shine thru the shade” and “not for likes just for …
  • Examining potential destinations for free agent QB Cam Newton

    Examining potential destinations for free agent QB Cam Newton

    Amid an odd NFL offseason where Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Roger Goodell announced draft picks slumped over in a chair in his basement, one storyline remains unsolved: the continued unemployment of Cam Newton. Despite also-ran quarterbacks such as Case Keenum, Marcus Mariota and Chase Daniel signing multi-year deals, the former MVP …
  • Patriots’ lack of Cam Newton interest may be because of Josh McDaniels

    Patriots’ lack of Cam Newton interest may be because of Josh McDaniels

    It’s been almost two months since the Carolina Panthers gave quarterback Cam Newton permission to find a new team, yet the three-time Pro Bowl signal-caller is still without an NFL job. And when Tom Brady announced his departure from the Patriots, many thought New England would be an ideal landing place for Newton, who was …
  • The 10 best available NFL free agents following the draft

    The 10 best available NFL free agents following the draft

    NFL general managers who didn’t plug all their teams’ holes in the draft suddenly have a new mission. Return to free agency to see who fits a need. In some cases, a starting job is open. In others, the search is on for a one-year leader. Here is The Post’s list of the 10 best …
  • Cam Newton and Patriots are perfect match that might not happen

    Cam Newton and Patriots are perfect match that might not happen

    Could Cam Newton really be headed to New England? Oddsmakers seem to think so. One sports book, PointsBet, has moved the odds of a Patriots-Newton marriage to the heavy favorites at -190, despite unwavering reports of the team’s disinterest in the 2015 NFL MVP. Jeff Howe of The Athletic wrote on March 24 that “it …
  • A Bill Belichick-Cam Newton marriage would fail: ex-Patriots exec

    A Bill Belichick-Cam Newton marriage would fail: ex-Patriots exec

    The New England Patriots have shown no known interest in free agent Cam Newton as a potential replacement for Tom Brady, and at least one former team executive believes he knows why. Scott Pioli, who worked in the Pats’ front office for seven years before becoming GM of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009, doesn’t …