Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots shocked the football world Sunday night when the team agreed on a one-year incentive-laden deal with free agent quarterback Cam Newton.
A former NFL MVP in 2015, Newton will join in a quarterback competition alongside second-year player Jarrett Stidham for the starting job left open by Tom Brady in 2020.
Following the announcement, a variety of reaction to the news transpired across social media across the sports community.
Check out some of the best comments below, starting with Newton’s initial thoughts to joining the Patriots.
— Cameron 1 Newton (@CameronNewton) June 29, 2020
I salute Coach Bill Belichick for that!
That's Real. Congratulations Cam!— Jamal Adams (@Prez) June 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/gregolsen88/status/1277403416877305856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1277403416877305856%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F29380664%2Fcam-newton-signing-patriots-nfl-players-react-social-media
So happy for my guy! @CameronNewton https://t.co/O03DfaSEp1
— Christian McCaffrey (@CMC_22) June 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/obj/status/1277439318043189248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1277439318043189248%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F29380664%2Fcam-newton-signing-patriots-nfl-players-react-social-media
https://twitter.com/dh_simba7/status/1277397072006782977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1277397072006782977%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F29380664%2Fcam-newton-signing-patriots-nfl-players-react-social-media
Congratulations to @CameronNewton on signing with the @Patriots ! I wasn’t sure they would pull the trigger on signing him- but a great organization knows great talent, and accepts that talent into their program to keep winning alive and possible! Good luck Cam!
— Warren Moon (@WMoon1) June 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/Joe_MainMixon/status/1277393519980580864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1277393519980580864%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F29380664%2Fcam-newton-signing-patriots-nfl-players-react-social-media
https://twitter.com/McCourtyTwins/status/1277392342572568576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1277392342572568576%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F29380664%2Fcam-newton-signing-patriots-nfl-players-react-social-media
https://twitter.com/rcolvin3/status/1277392930597212162?s=20
https://twitter.com/DezBryant/status/1277397631338197001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1277397631338197001%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F29380664%2Fcam-newton-signing-patriots-nfl-players-react-social-media
https://twitter.com/NVBentley33/status/1277390191766970369?s=20
https://twitter.com/SweetFeet_White/status/1277392836833542150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1277392836833542150%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnfl%2Fnews%2Fodell-beckham-jr-christian-mccaffrey-other-nfl-stars-react-to-patriots-signing-cam-newton%2F
https://twitter.com/ochocinco/status/1277393219278569478?s=20
https://twitter.com/bcope51/status/1277396515628204032?s=20
Patriots fans right now after months of sulking about Tom Brady leaving pic.twitter.com/hO0eWiZC6G
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 29, 2020
Belichick rn pic.twitter.com/uHYXGiI2Ku
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) June 29, 2020
Tom Brady reacts to Cam Newton signing #Patriots pic.twitter.com/8bfBHnOlJM
— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) June 29, 2020
LETS GO CAM !!!
— F L ?? S H (@Melvingordon25) June 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/camjordan94/status/1277399624815464449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1277399624815464449%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnfl%2Fnews%2Fodell-beckham-jr-christian-mccaffrey-other-nfl-stars-react-to-patriots-signing-cam-newton%2F
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