One of the noteworthy moments of Tuesday’s joint practice between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles did not involve a particular play made by either team, but rather K’Von Wallace screaming “Checkdown King!” across the line of scrimmage. The intended recipient? Patriots quarterback Cam Newton.
Wallace’s trash talk came one day after a challenging practice for the New England offense. The Monday session repeatedly saw Newton holding onto the ball for a significant time before ultimately throwing checkdown passes to his running backs.
“I had to let him know like, ‘Not only are you throwing checkdowns, you’re doing it over and over again like you’ve mastered it, like you’re the king of it.