#cam-newton

#cam-newton

No, ESPN does not hate the Patriots. Wait, check that for a second. Rex Ryan definitely hates the Patriots. Give him some grace on that. The man coached the Jets for six years. You have no idea what that does to the soul. Some might also add Cam Newton to the Patriot Haters Club, since he seems to have a terrible take on something going on in Foxborough every time he appears on "First Take" or its ilk.

"It's almost like a slap in my face, bro," "I ain't gonna lie." "Did Philip Rivers send any type of sign that he was available?" "Why you asking me to do something that everybody else didn't do? I ain't no sucker. I ain't no lab rat. Come on, bro."

"Tagovailoa is making more than Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield, Matthew Stafford, Jayden Daniels," Newton said. "Am I pocket watching? No, I'm putting things into perspective here ... In this case, it should be more money, more expectations. When I see Tua Tagovailoa over this year, alone, I've heard him more than I ever had. That's not to say you can't talk, I like quiet Tua. Alabama Tua. Chip on your shoulder Tua. Not, 'is somebody going to come in and watch film.' "What you're being paid, what you're asked to do, what you have the capability of -- from one quarterback to the another, I look at the situation like come on dawg. Especially when you've got a Ferrari and a Lamborghini and other amenities that other quarterbacks wish they had."

Auburn will retire the No. 2 jersey of Cam Newton, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2010 and led the team to a national title that season.

Whoever gave him the advice to sit out killed that kid. Regardless of how you bounce back from this, you will be the example.