The New England Patriots officially are on to 2021.
The Patriots wrapped up their 2020 season Sunday with a 28-14 win over the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium. They now can shift their focus to the most important offseason of Bill Belichick’s coaching tenure.
New England’s first order of business will be making decisions on its 25 internal free agents — a group that headlined by starting quarterback Cam Newton.
Here’s the full list, via Spotrac:
OFFENSE
Cam Newton, quarterback
Perhaps Newton’s Patriots tenure would have turned out differently if he’d had a full offseason/preseason to learn the offense and a more talented collection of pass-catchers around him.