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QB Cam Newton signs 1-year deal with the New England Patriots

In news that is both stunning yet kind of expected, ESPN's Adam Schefter has reported that the Patriots have signed the 2015 NFL MVP to an incentive-laden 1-year deal that is said to be worth up to $7.5 million.

The idea that the Patriots were going to try and compete for a year with Jarrett Stidham at quarterback made almost no sense. Stidham has shown little to be considered a competent NFL quarterback; unless he made some miraculous jump, playing him in 2020 might have wasted one of the NFL’s best defenses.