FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 13: Cam Newton #1 talks with Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots before the game against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on September 13, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Some of us may have processed it already, but others are still taken aback by the New England Patriots‘ decision (well, Bill Belichick’s decision) to release Cam Newton earlier this week.
It’s been covered extensively by beat writers and every major media outlet … but what about hearing a word from the players who spent extensive time with the Patriots and Belichick?