Bill Belichick is growing tired of saying Cam Newton is going to be the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback.
But get used to plenty of wonder the next few weeks if the Patriots should be trotting out Jarrett Stidham.
Newton is a free agent after the season and very likely not the Patriots’ quarterback of the future. Stidham, meanwhile, only is in his second year and still has two more years on his contract. It would make sense if new England wanted to see what they had in him.
During an appearance on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria,” longtime NFL executive Mike Lombardi — after saying no matter what he’d probably trust Belichick’s judgement in the first place — explained why it’s not as easy as just going to Stidham.