The Providence Journal
Jarrett Stidham is showing improvement in his second NFL season. That doesn’t mean, however, that Bill Belichick is going to hand the keys over to the second-year quarterback.
On Friday morning, less than 24 hours after the Patriots lost, 24-3, to the Los Angeles Rams, the Patriots head coach refused to talk about the possibility of benching Cam Newton. The 31-year-old again was inefficient passing the ball on Thursday night, but Belichick responded by declaring that “Cam’s our quarterback.”
When he was asked if Newton is still his quarterback after watching the film, Belichick said, “Yeah, I’ve answered that question for the last time.