When Cam Newton signed with the New England Patriots, there was a sense of excitement among NFL fans.
But then the reality of the financials set in. The deal got a bit more troubling.
New England signed Newton to the veteran minimum, which should pay him out at $1.05 million in 2020, according to multiple reports.
The Patriots added a series of incentives, which could help escalate Newton’s earnings to $7.5 million, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman did not hesitate to point directly at the questions around Newton’s earnings.
There was already the question of why it took so long for an NFL team to sign Newton, the NFL MVP in 2015 who completed a career-high 67.9% of his passes in 2018.
Newton’s deal will put him at the bottom of the quarterback pay scale when compared to his peers who are likely to start in 2020
Richard Sherman points out the elephant in the room with the Cam Newton signing
When Cam Newton signed with the New England Patriots, there was a sense of excitement among NFL fans.
But then the reality of the financials set in. The deal got a bit more troubling.
New England signed Newton to the veteran minimum, which should pay him out at $1.05 million in 2020, according to multiple reports.
The Patriots added a series of incentives, which could help escalate Newton’s earnings to $7.5 million, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman did not hesitate to point directly at the questions around Newton’s earnings.
There was already the question of why it took so long for an NFL team to sign Newton, the NFL MVP in 2015 who completed a career-high 67.9% of his passes in 2018.
Newton’s deal will put him at the bottom of the quarterback pay scale when compared to his peers who are likely to start in 2020