Cam Newton signing with the New England Patriots was an obvious pairing but one that took nearly the whole summer to happen. One of the reported reasons was that Newton’s asking price fell to something the Patriots could match and we now know more of the details.
The deal, which reportedley has a base value of $1.05 million can end up paying Newton $7.5 million if he meets every incentive included in the contract. ESPN’s Field Yates reported the full list of these incentives Thursday morning on Twitter.
A full breakdown of Cam Newton’s contract with the Patriots, which includes $3.75M in playing-time incentives and a maximum value of $7.5M if the team wins the Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/TGSVEJ3P0Z
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) July 9, 2020
The biggest amount of his incentives are based on his playing time, if he plays 13% he will earn an additional $250,000 bonus and if he is on the field for 90% of their snaps and they make the playoffs he will earn a $3.75 million bonus.
He will also receive $700,000 if he’s on the active roster for all 16 games and $500,00 for making the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro teams, respectively.
This contract is clearly team-friendly but if Newton is healthy and becomes the teams top quarterback then he will have a chance to earn a nice check while rebeuilding his value for next season.