Michael Lombardi likes Cam Newton’s fit for the Patriots, but ‘the timing is not right

The Patriots seem like one of the last teams where Cam Newton could immediately compete for a starting job Still, a deal doesn’t seem to come together anytime soon, according to former Patriots executive Michael Lombardi Michael Lombardi wrote in a story for The Athletic Michael Lombardi wrote in a story for The Athletic Michael Lombardi wrote in a story for The Athletic Michael Lombardi wrote in a story for The Athletic