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Bill Belichick addresses Cam Newton's thoughts on Patriots exit

Cam Newton had plenty to get off his chest Friday, including his feelings about a five-day absence from the New England Patriots due to a "misunderstanding" over COVID tests taken away from the team facility.

"I crossed all the lines, I checked all the boxes, I dotted all my Is, then to find out that I had to sit out," Newton said in a YouTube interview with his father, Cecil.

"... That's when I kind of felt bamboozled, because I'm like, 'Y'all told me to go!'"

The Patriots indeed gave Newton permission to travel to Atlanta to seek a second opinion on his foot.