FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - DECEMBER 28: Cam Newton #1 of the New England Patriots looks on from the sidelines during the second half against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium on December 28, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images)
New England Patriots fans mentally divorced themselves from Cam Newton’s one-year tenure as soon as Week 17 wrapped, only to be shocked a few months later when reports of his departure turned out to be premature.
Turned out there was no handshake. There was no mutual decision to part ways. There was only…another agreement, met with crossed fingers throughout the New England region.