Marshall Newhouse is one of the few NFL players with experience working with Bill Belichick and Cam Newton. Newhouse, a former New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers player, shared a story about the quarterback’s work ethic. It sounds like Newton is a lot like Tom Brady, who established a reputation for endless work ethic in New England before leaving for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason.
Surely, that’s a part of the appeal for Belichick, who signed Newton to a one-year, incentive-laden deal. He’s likely to serve as the team’s starter in 2020. Newhouse spoke to Sirius XM NFL’s “Late Hits” program about Newton and the Patriots, as transcribed by ESPN:
“Some people who are just uncomfortable with a guy as strong in personality as Cam might see that as something that could cause friction, but people who are secure and understand what it takes to play in the NFL — both Bill Belichick and [offensive coordinator] Josh McDaniels as a staff and Cam Newton as a guy who has matured and competed and grown so much over the years — to those guys, none of this matters.