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Cam Newton - QB

New England Patriots

The Boston Globe's Ben Volin reports Patriots coach Bill Belichick "has done nothing but rave" about QB Cam Newton this offseason.

Added Feb 28 9:28 am (EST)

The Boston Globe

Newton battled through COVID, learned a new offense without a traditional offseason, and picked up a few wins for the Patriots in 2020 so it's not surprising that Belichick has a healthy amount of respect for the veteran passer. The real question is if that respect turns into another shot at starting for Newton, who is currently a free agent. Reports from earlier in the offseason indicated that a return to New England was unlikely but subsequent news has painted a much more optimistic picture for Newton. The Patriots have the 15th overall pick which may not be enough to land them the caliber of QB prospect they want. If that's the case, using the draft and free agency to give Newton some better weapons to work with seems plausible. The former Panther threw more interceptions than touchdowns last year but his top two receivers were both UDFAs with a combined seven starts before 2020. Newton may not be as physically gifted as he was in Carolina but building up a project QB via the draft doesn't seem to be in the cards for the 68-year-old head coach. Newton has a real shot at opening 2021 as New England's starter and would be an intriguing fantasy option because of his running ability.

Added Feb 28 9:28 am (EST)

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OFFENSE

Overall
18
Passing
28
Rushing
4

DEFENSE / ST

Overall
263
Passing
19
Rushing
32

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W	L	PF	PA
13	3	501	375
10	6	404	338
7	9	326	353
2	14	243	457

INJURY REPORT FOR NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

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SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Week	Date	Time	Opp	D Rank	Pass D Rk	Rush D Rk	Result	Record
1	Sun, 9/13	1:00 pm		11	6	24	W, 21-11	1-0
2	Sun, 9/20	8:20 pm	at	16	21	10	L, 30-35	1-1
3	Sun, 9/27	1:00 pm		28	21	32	W, 36-20	2-1
4	Mon, 10/5	7:05 pm	at	18	13	30	L, 10-26	2-2
5	Bye Week
5	Mon, 10/12	5:00 pm		14	11	25
6	Sun, 10/18	1:00 pm		14	11	25	L, 12-18	2-3
7	Sun, 10/25	4:25 pm		10	14	9	L, 6-33	2-4
8	Sun, 11/1	1:00 pm	at	13	15	17	L, 21-24	2-5
9	Mon, 11/9	8:15 pm	at	27	32	8	W, 30-27	3-5
10	Sun, 11/15	8:20 pm		7	9	4	W, 23-17	4-5
11	Sun, 11/22	1:00 pm	at	27	25	26	L, 20-27	4-6
12	Sun, 11/29	1:00 pm		12	12	14	W, 20-17	5-6
13	Sun, 12/6	4:25 pm	at	22	18	28
14	Thu, 12/10	8:20 pm	at	5	3	3	L, 3-24	5-7
15	Sun, 12/20	1:00 pm	at	11	6	24	L, 12-22	5-8
16	Mon, 12/28	8:15 pm		13	15	17	L, 9-38	5-9
17	Sun, 1/3	1:00 pm		27	32	8	W, 28-14	6-9

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Right WR

Slot WR

Left WR

J. Meyers

J. Edelman

M. Slater

D. Byrd

G. Olszewski

C. Newton

J. Stidham

B. Hoyer

D. Harris

S. Michel

J. White

J. Taylor

D. Keene

D. Asiasi

J. Thomas

J. Johnson

R. Izzo

N. Harry

Q. Adeboyejo

W. Hastings

2020 STATS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Snaps	Comp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Cam Newton	NE	876	242	368	2657	8	10	592	12
Jarrett Stidham	NE	85	22	44	256	2	3	7	0
Brian Hoyer	NE	50	15	24	130	0	1	8	0

Running back

Player	Tm	Snaps	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Yds/C	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Damien Harris	NE	251	137	691	2	5.0	7	5	52	0
Sony Michel	NE	180	79	449	1	5.7	9	7	114	1
James White	NE	330	35	121	2	3.5	62	49	375	1
Rex Burkhead	NE	269	67	274	3	4.1	33	25	192	3
J.J. Taylor	NE	46	23	110	0	4.8	2	1	4	0
Jakob Johnson	NE	187	0	0	0	0	9	8	35	1

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt	RuYds
Jakobi Meyers	NE	651	81	59	729	0	2	9
Damiere Byrd	NE	803	77	47	604	1	2	15
Julian Edelman	NE	265	39	21	315	0	2	22
N'Keal Harry	NE	549	57	33	309	2	2	0
Gunner Olszewski	NE	103	5	5	62	1	5	23
Isaiah Zuber	NE	26	2	2	29	0	2	21
Donte Moncrief	NE	19	2	1	15	0	1	4

Tight End

Player	Tm	Snaps	Tgts	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	YAC
Ryan Izzo	NE	499	20	13	199	0	68.00
Devin Asiasi	NE	161	7	2	39	1	6.00
Dalton Keene	NE	83	5	3	16	0	1.00
Rashod Berry	NE	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kicker

Player	Tm	FGA	FGM	FGM10-19	FGM20-29	FGM30-39	FGM40-49	FGM50+	XP
Nick Folk	NE	28	26	0	6	7	11	2	30

Linebacker

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	Pass Def
Ja'Whaun Bentley	NE	50	41	1.5000	0	2
Terez Hall	NE	33	17	0.0000	0	2
Shilique Calhoun	NE	13	5	2.0000	2	0
Anfernee Jennings	NE	10	10	0.0000	0	0
Josh Uche	NE	7	2	1.0000	0	0
Brandon Copeland	NE	5	5	0.0000	0	0

Defensive Back

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Adrian Phillips	NE	74	33	1.0000	0	0	4
Jonathan Jones	NE	60	11	0.0000	1	0	6
Devin McCourty	NE	45	23	0.0000	0	0	6
Kyle Dugger	NE	40	19	0.0000	0	0	0
J.C. Jackson	NE	34	6	0.0000	0	3	14
Stephon Gilmore	NE	30	7	0.0000	1	0	3
Jason McCourty	NE	30	11	0.0000	0	0	3
Terrence Brooks	NE	15	5	0.0000	0	0	0
Joejuan Williams	NE	9	5	0.0000	0	0	2
Myles Bryant	NE	8	2	0.0000	0	0	1
Michael Jackson	NE	1	0	0.0000	0	0	0

Defensive Line

Player	Tm	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FFREC	Pass Def
Lawrence Guy	NE	37	20	2.0000	0	1	0
John Simon	NE	34	19	2.0000	0	0	3
Chase Winovich	NE	32	12	5.5000	1	0	2
Deatrich Wise	NE	27	22	2.5000	0	1	0
Adam Butler	NE	18	16	4.0000	0	0	2
Byron Cowart	NE	14	13	1.0000	0	0	1
Tashawn Bower	NE	9	2	0.0000	0	0	1
Nick Thurman	NE	6	4	0.0000	0	0	0
Akeem Spence	NE	3	6	0.0000	0	0	0
Carl Davis	NE	3	0	0.0000	0	0	0

2020 PROJECTIONS

Quarterback

Player	Tm	Pos	Att	Comp	Comp%	Yds	TD	Int	RuYd	RuTD
Cam Newton	NE	QB	486	293	60	3431	26	12	367	3
Jarrett Stidham	NE	QB	20	11	56	143	1	1	0	0
Brian Hoyer	NE	QB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Dolegala	NE	QB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Running back

Player	Tm	Pos	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Sony Michel	NE	RB	267	1018	7	6	47	0
James White	NE	RB	69	264	3	50	500	4
Rex Burkhead	NE	RB	45	183	1	14	134	1
Damien Harris	NE	RB	54	215	1	0	0	0
James Develin	NE	RB	16	32	0	0	0	0
Jakob Johnson	NE	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Vitale	NE	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Bolden	NE	RB	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wide Receiver

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt
Julian Edelman	NE	WR	79	995	9	9
Jakobi Meyers	NE	WR	44	634	2	2
N'Keal Harry	NE	WR	55	589	5	5
Damiere Byrd	NE	WR	15	172	2	2
Matt Slater	NE	WR	6	30	1	1
Devin Ross	NE	WR	3	20	0	0
Marqise Lee	NE	WR	0	0	0	0
Quincy Adeboyejo	NE	WR	0	0	0	0
Gunner Olszewski	NE	WR	0	0	0	0

Tight End

Player	Tm	Pos	Rec	ReYd	ReTD	RuAtt
Devin Asiasi	NE	TE	34	321	3	3
Ryan Izzo	NE	TE	3	44	0	0
Alex Ellis	NE	TE	0	0	0	0
Matt LaCosse	NE	TE	0	0	0	0
Paul Butler	NE	TE	0	0	0	0

Kicker

Player	Tm	Pos	FGA	FGM	FG20-29	FG30-39	FG40-49	FG50+	XP
Justin Rohrwasser	NE	K	30	25	7	8	7	3	42
Nick Folk	NE	K	30	26	7	8	6	4	43

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B. Scherff - OG

WAS

Washington assigned the franchise tag to RG Brandon Scherff.

This is the second straight tag for Scherff after he made $15.03 million on the tag last year. The goal this time around is to hammer out a long-term deal. The 29-year-old started all 13 games he appeared in last season and was named a first-team All-Pro. If Scherff plays on the tag, it’ll be for over $18 million.

Added Yesterday 9:29 pm (EST)

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I. Wilson - OT

TEN

Dolphins acquired OT Isaiah Wilson from the Titans.

The two teams are swapping seventh-round picks to complete the deal. Wilson, of course, was the 29th overall pick in last year’s draft and proved to be a total waste of space in Tennessee. He was popped for a DUI and spent two stints on the COVID list only to play a whopping three offensive snaps for the Titans. At the end of the day, though, it’s a good move by Miami. Wilson was a first-rounder for a reason. Tennessee just wanted him gone.

Added Yesterday 7:30 pm (EST)

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M. Maye - DB

NYJ

Jets assigned the franchise tag to S Marcus Maye.

Maye turns 28 on Tuesday and is fresh off grading out as Pro Football Focus' No. 5 overall safety last season when he started all 16 games and batted a career-high 11 passes while picking off two and registering two sacks. Maye was given a chance to shine in the absence of Jamal Adams, and now he's cashing in with a fully-guaranteed, one-year pact worth $10.5 million. He'll have to prove it again unless the Jets get Maye a multi-year deal before the July deadline.

Added Yesterday 7:06 pm (EST)

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D. Prescott - QB

DAL

Cowboys re-signed QB Dak Prescott to a four-year, $160 million contract.

He gets $126 million guaranteed and a no-trade clause. This one wasn't leaked to the media, as the team announced the deal and scheduled a press conference for Wednesday. Prescott "played" last season on the franchise tag but obviously missed all but five games with a gruesome ankle/lower leg injury. Prescott is reportedly on track to be ready for training camp despite needing a second clean-up surgery in December. He doesn't turn 28 until July and is smack-dab in the prime of his career, assuming he recovers normally from that ugly injury. Prescott was going to be a darkhorse MVP candidate if he could have stayed healthy last season. The Cowboys were putting up huge offensive numbers with Prescott healthy, and he has one of the best supporting casts in football. Dallas just needs to get its offensive line healthy and figured out. Prescott is a QB1 in fantasy after finishing 2019 as the overall QB2 in points per game.

Added Yesterday 6:51 pm (EST)

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C. Munson - LB

MIA

Dolphins tendered LB Calvin Munson, CB Nik Needham, and CB Jamal Perry.

All were exclusive rights free agents. Needham in particular will collect $850,000 in 2021. Munson primarily played on special teams last year, registering a career-high 220 snaps (49%) with that unit.

Added Yesterday 5:01 pm (EST)

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C. Core - WR

NYG

Giants released WR Cody Core.

This move saves the team $2 million in cap space. Currently rehabbing a torn Achilles' that forced him to miss the entirety of last season, it's still possible the Giants re-sign Core to a team-friendly deal in free agency. The organization will at the very least dodge the $500,000 roster bonus he was due on March 20.

Added Yesterday 4:40 pm (EST)

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L. Joyner - DB

Raiders released DB Lamarcus Joyner.

Las Vegas will take on $2.5 million in dead cap space from Joyner’s contract rather than paying him the $9.95 million he was due this upcoming season. Signed to a four-year, $42 million deal in 2019, 30-year-old Joyner essentially accrued $22 million for 28 games, failing to record a single interception in two seasons. He'll go down as one of the biggest free agency whiffs of Jon Gruden's and Mike Mayock's tenures.

Added Yesterday 4:29 pm (EST)

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R. Fitzpatrick - QB

MIA

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports free agent QB Ryan Fitzpatrick does plan on playing in 2021.

There's been some public debate (and refuting reports) on Fitzpatrick's status for 2021, but Rapoport confirms the 38-year-old veteran intends on testing the market. The former stated as early as last month that he still thinks he can be a starting quarterback, and he'll likely have the opportunity to prove as much as a coveted option with experience. The Broncos remain an ideal destination if only to compete with Drew Lock.

Added Yesterday 4:21 pm (EST)

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