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The New England Patriots aren’t spending a whole lot of money to bring Cam Newton to Foxboro. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported Wednesday the financial breakdown of Newton’s contract with the Patriots, including the base salary, guaranteed money and incentive totals.

NFL Network’s Shaun O’Hara and Brian Baldinger share their best pass rushers in NFL. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

As the NFL fails and refuses to pressure Washington owner Daniel Snyder to change the dictionary-defined slur that has been the team’s name for decades, NFL sponsors are being lobbied to do what the NFL won’t do. Via Mary Emily O’Hara of AdWeek, 87 investment firms representing $620 billion in assets sent letters last week [more]

The plights of Le’Veon Bell and Jamal Adams aren’t why the Jets are bad. They’re just symptoms of an organization that consistently can’t get out of its own way.

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker got some attention this offseason when he posted a video of himself kicking a 77-yard field goal on an empty practice field. In a game, however, Butker has never even come within 20 yards of that. But Butker says that a 65-yard field goal is very doable. He said he and [more]

Who needs real players anyways?

The longtime NFL safety detailed one incident with Cam Newton that first put the thoughts of retirement in his head.

Cornerback A.J. Bouye joined the flood of veteran players who have left the Jaguars since the team’s AFC Championship Game loss to the Patriots in January 2018 when he was traded to the Broncos this offseason and he said on SiriusXM NFL Radio that a ticket out of Jacksonville was “definitely something that I wanted.” [more]

The newest quarterback of the Patriots isn’t wasting any time in getting together with one of his future pass targets in New England. In an instagram video from The Sideline Hustle, Newton was shown working out at a field on the campus of UCLA with wide receiver Mohamed Sanu on Tuesday. Newton and Sanu were [more]

New England Patriots wide receiver Mohamed Sanu already is hard at work building chemistry with his team’s new quarterback, Cam Newton.

With the deadline for signing a long-term deal while on the franchise tag just over two weeks away, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones may be trying to assert some leverage into negotiations. In a reply via his Twitter account to a segment from the NFL Network discussing his contract situation, Jones said that [more]

Cam Newton reportedly is joining the Patriots on a one-year contract, and the move has been met with positive reviews from many corners of the football world. Ex-Patriot Deion Branch is the latest person with a bold prediction for Newton’s 2020 season.

Cam Newton is at the helm of a necessary Pats makeover this year. His mobility might unlock a different level of creativity, but his biggest weakness is still concerning.

The NFL has provided funding to four groups working to create safer helmets as part of the NFL Helmet Challenge initiative that launched in 2019. A release from the league shows that they have distributed $1.37 million in grants to support the creation of prototype helmets by July 2021. The goal is to create a [more]

After facing Joe Staley during 49ers’ training camp last summer, Nick Bosa is set to learn from Trent Williams.

Former NFL player Ryan Russell, MLB VP Billy Bean and NFL Network’s Jeffri Chadiha discuss the perceptions of being a gay athlete in professional sports. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

What the state bodies are saying about the NFL season carries weight. Some of the governors with significant power over the process have made some telling comments.

If Cam Newton’s minuscule deal with the Patriots reset the QB market, then Colin Kaepernick will have to swallow his pride if he wants to return to the NFL.

OBJ says he’s dedicated to the Browns while people wonder if he’ll ask for a trade to join Cam Newton on the Patriots.

Running back Matt Breida turned out to be wrong when he said in April that he thought the 49ers would bring back all of last season’s running backs for the 2020 campaign. Breida wound up as the odd man out and was traded to the Dolphins during the draft in a deal that Breida said [more]

Cam Newton’s longtime Carolina Panthers head coach has been keeping tabs on the quarterback and expects big things out of him in New England.

Chargers running back Austin Ekeler has carved out a solid NFL career after going undrafted, and he recognizes that his success came from his ability to work out with teammates and coaches in the offseason of his rookie year. Ekeler realizes that this will make it harder for undrafted players everywhere to make a difference [more]

Matt Patricia took a mediocre team and made it a lousy one in his first two seasons. If things don’t improve dramatically this year, especially on defense, Patricia is a goner.

The quarterback market has been reset, and Colin Kaepernick could lose out on plenty of possible salary.

Quarterback Cam Newton arrives at a bargain-basement price and could be a steal for New England in its quest to fill the vacancy created by Tom Brady’s departure.

Jarrett Stidham’s career ascension may have hit a bit of a snag Sunday night, but as our Tom E. Curran writes, if Cam Newton is under center in Week 1, precedent suggests it may be a blessing for the second-year quarterback.

Some people are flabbergasted that a 31-year-old former MVP had to settle for a minimum contract with the Patriots. Compared to other QBs, it does seem ridiculous.

The 2020 NFL Draft was supposed to feature one of the best wide receiver classes ever.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard joins “NFL Total Access” to talk about the importance of him speaking up about what happened to him and his family at Chipotle, his team’s offseason additions, quarterback Cam Newton signing with the New England Patriots and more. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

Injury concerns surrounding Cam Newton are no surprise, but some teams could end up regretting not taking a shot on the former MVP for backup money.