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WATCH: Former Auburn great Daniel Carlson nails a 55-yard field goal to send game into overtime

Daniel Carlson strikes again.

Daniel Carlson is one of the best kickers in college football history.

He proved that he is one of the best kickers in the NFL Monday night as he nailed a 55-yard field goal at the end of regulation for the Las Vegas Raiders to tie the Baltimore Ravens 27-27.

The Raiders would go on to win the game in overtime 33-27.

Carlson was perfect on the night. He made both of his field goals including a 34-yard field goal in the second quarter. He also made all three of his extra-point attempts.

Carlson holds 14 kicking record at Auburn.

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Twitter reacts to Cam Newton being cut by the Patriots

Here are some of the Twitter reactions to the former Heisman winner being cut.

After dueling it out with rookie quarterback Mac Jones, Cam Newton was cut by the New England Patriots Tuesday morning.

Newton was entering his second year with the Pats. He completed 65% of his passes for 2,657 yards and eight touchdowns. He also added 592 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground.

Here are some of the Twitter reactions to the former Heisman winner being cut.

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Cam Newton has been cut by the New England Patriots

The former Auburn quarterback was cut on Tuesday.

The biggest cut of the offseason has happened.

The New England Patriots have cut former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton.

After starting last season, the Patriots drafted Alabama quarterback Mac Jones in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Jones impressed the NFL world over the course of the preseason but many assumed it would not have been enough for him to win the job. Evidently, that was not correct.

Newton will be a free agent after the news.

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Rap music is distracting Cam Newton?

Former Auburn and current Patriots quarterback Cam Newton draws new criticism.

Cam Newton has consistently been held to a different standard.

The New England Patriots quarterback has been engaged in an offseason battle with Alabama rookie Mac Jones.

Scott Zolak, a former Patriots quarterback, has said that rap music is distracting Newton because he is consistently dancing in between plays.

The Morning Huddle fantasy football newsletter talked about it in their Saturday email.

“A former Patriot QB is saying that he believes rap music is hurting Cam Newton’s game. Seriously. That was a real quote. Forget the numerous off surgeries from the punishment Cam took from playing in the NFL the past decade, rap music is the real reason Cam Newton has regressed. Somehow didn’t affect Tom Brady.”

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The Philadelphia Eagles waive Kerryon Johnson

The former Auburn great gets waived.

The former Auburn Tiger has been let go again.

After being cut by the Detroit Lions earlier in the year, the Philadelphia Eagles had to get their roster down to 85 players.

A casualty of that was Kerryon Johnson. The former SEC Offensive Player of the Year has had a hard time staying healthy in the league.

He was listed as week-to-week with a knee injury by the Eagles not long ago. He missed the team’s preseason game Thursday night.

Johnson was selected in the second round by the Detroit Lions in the 2018 NFL draft.

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WATCH: K.J. Britt talks about his time at Auburn

Former Auburn linebacker KJ Britt discussed his time on the Plains after being drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

K.J. Britt’s last season as an Auburn Tiger didn’t go exactly as planned as the linebacker missed almost the entire season after suffering a thumb injury in the second game against Georgia.

That hasn’t kept him from loving his time on the Plains as the newly drafted Tampa Bay Buccaneer took a minute to talk about his love and experience at Auburn.

Auburn in the 2021 NFL draft: Where every Tiger lands in mock drafts

Taking a look at where several mock drafts have four former Auburn Tigers slotted in the 2021 NFL draft.

The 2021 NFL draft begins on Thursday night and while no former Auburn players are set to hear their name called in first round action, it won’t be long until the former stars on the Plains find out where they will be playing their professional football.

Here’s a look at where some mock drafts have Seth Williams, Anthony Schwartz, Jamien Sherwood and K.J. Britt landing in this year’s draft.

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Cam Newton re-signs with New England Patriots on one-year deal

Cam Newton will return to New England for the 2021 NFL season.

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The Cam Newton experiment in New England is not over.

On Friday, it was announced that the quarterback and the Patriots have agreed to a one-year deal to keep the former NFL MVP in Foxborough.

Per ESPN:

The contract is worth up to close to $14 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. About $6 million of the deal is tied to incentives, a source told ESPN’s Mike Reiss.

Newton, who will turn 32 in May, hoped to return to New England after signing a modest one-year deal with the team in 2020. On the “I Am Athlete” podcast in late February, he said he would be open to another one-year deal in New England.

“I’m getting tired of changing [teams],” the quarterback said. “I am at a point in my career where I know way more than I did last year. Yes, I would go back.”

Cam Newton: ‘Bill Belichick is the most misunderstood person in all of sports’

Cam Newton says his former coach Bill Belichick is the most misunderstood person in all of sports and is a cool dude.

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While the Cam Newton experiment in New England didn’t work out as well as the former Auburn quarterback and Patriots hoped, the former NFL MVP did get a close look at the bright mind of Bill Belichick.

Newton also was honest with himself and how he played.

“There were times last year, I knew I was about to get pulled,” Newton said. “I’m a realist.”

During the interview on I Am Athletes, the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner went on to compliment the six-time Super Bowl winner, stating that people don’t know the real Belichick.

“I think Bill Belichick is the most misunderstood person in all of sports,” Newton said. “He’s dope as ****. Like, he is a cool dude. He understands the game. He’s like a historian of the game and for you to just sit down and chat with him … he’s teaching the game.”

It’s interesting to see the respect that Newton, who had his worst season in the NFL in 2020, has for his former coach.

Kid that heckled Cam Newton at football camp apologizes to quarterback

The kid that heckled Cam Newton at his football camp over the weekend has posted an apology to the NFL quarterback.

It didn’t take long for the kid who heckled Cam Newton at his football camp this past weekend to realize he had messed up royally.

On Sunday, we posted the video of a participant at Newton’s football camp heckling him and calling him a vulgar word. On Monday, the player, Jseth Owens out of Collegeville, Pa., posted an apology to Newton on Twitter.

Newton has been widely praised for how he handled the situation by not only media but professional athletes himself.

In this video below, you can see him giving advice to Owens.