“New #Patriots QB Cam Newton is in New England to complete his physical & finalize his 1-year, $1.75M contract that’s worth up to $7.5M. The team is confident in his condition & no issues at all are anticipated on his physical. It’ll take a few days to complete, but this is a go.”

Prove yourself cam, get paid. Wish him the best though he won’t be the super cam again.

Cam will never be 100% after 2 shoulder surgeries and a foot surgery

Oddly dispute my brain telling me after the injuries he has lost his game, my heart is pulling for cam, I have always loved watching cam play, I do not like the patriots, but I’d love for him to have a career year to prove it’s bill not Tom 🤣

@Evangellic don’t ask questions you don’t wanna know the answer too

The fact that it takes more than a day to complete seems kinda crazy

Does anyone understand why teams can go over the salary cap to pay incentives? Pats have under $1M left in cap but they can pay Cam an extra $5.75M if he gets everything in his contract.

Cam is a late round steal

Cam got signed to replace James develin don’t be fooled

He won’t have to throw the ball longer than 20 yards in their offensive scheme

@Appa if they end up needing to pay Cam incentives then they will have to restructure someone else’s contract to make the room. They don’t have the room currently but will make it if they need to.

You shouldn't be able to promise money that you have to find later lol maybe that's an unpopular opinion, but no team should be able to do that. Makes sense will Bill though, he can find a loophole in any NFL rule.

@Appa 🤷🏻‍♂️ as long as the check clears when it’s due it’s no problem- and the check isn’t due yet. It’s the salary cap equivalent of multiple spinning plates in the air

What if he gets hurt week 1 and doesn’t end up being owed any incentives?

That's true, but what if you get to week 17 and owe him all of the incentives?

I don’t really know the specifics of his contract, but I would guess they are awarded periodically throughout the season, so it doesn’t come all at once. I would have to read up on it, but that’s a really good question!

I’d be willing to bet the patriots clear some more cap space before training camp

Smart move by Bill. Low risk high reward signing

@EKBaller preach it

@ChiefKing if he’s even a fraction of his former mobility that’s an upgrade. In New England we would get up out of our seats and cheer when Tom Brady lumbered for 6 yards instead of just falling forward for 2. This really opens up the offense

It was a smart move, I just feel like teams shouldn't be able to get around the salary cap by throwing in incentives.

@Appa I feel that, but in a way they have too, it’s like a normal job. You perform well you get bonuses and if you are average or worse you get closer to the base pay. I do think they need to find a way to “estimate” it for cap, maybe go as if he got half max value?

I totally understand what you mean though.... like could we sign clowney on the lions for like 2 mil a year with a 13 mil bonus? 😂

@dbarz I just learned from reading about this that they have two types. Something called LTBE which means ‘likely to be earned’ bonuses and another which I guess has all the others. You and @Appa are right though, of course it’s the Pats spending cap they don’t have to get ahead 😆