Cam Newton Opens Up On Why He Was Cut By The Patriots Mac Jones Would Ve Been Uncomfortable
In a video titled, “My Side of the Story,” on his YouTube channel, Newton told his father, Cecil Newton Sr., that while he would have been ready to backup Mac Jones, he thought the rookie QB “would’ve been uncomfortable” with Newton as the backup. “The reason why they released me is because, indirectly, I was going to be a distraction,” Newton said. “Just my aura. And that’s just — and I told you this off camera — that’s my gift and my curse....