Cam Newton’s initial impression with the New England Patriots is positive and many others wonder: what can he get with a loose agency?
The veteran quarterback signed a one-year deal with the Pats, earning him a lower base salary than some of the league’s low-end backups.
So, if you stay healthy and maintain a higher playing point, you’ll probably get a very, very significant construction this off-season, especially with the way the quarterback market has been lately.
So could I get $25 million a year?
“Oh, easily, there’s no doubt about it. There’s no doubt about it,” NFL ex Mike Lombardi said Friday on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria. “
The Patriots have been a stingy team that rarely concedes major contracts. Lombardi thinks Newton deserves to be an exception.
“If you have the right guy, you have to. It’s called the business office,” Lombardi said. “You’re not going to get the boys to accept a discounted offer on that number. Look, Jared Goff makes $33 million, would Cam Newton get $8 million less than Jared Goff?I wouldn’t put Cam Newton for Jared Goff. “
Newton has already been questioned a couple of times about his ability to draw close and loose, but time minimized him and indicated that he had only one idea about the present.