Cam Newton reveals the REAL reason why he was fired from the Patriots

#CamNewton has finally revealed why the #Patriots decided to let him go.

According to NFL Network During a sit-down interview Friday morning with his father, Cam Newton shared his side of the story regarding his release from New England last week.

The former NFL MVP said his release caught him by surprise but added he believes he'd have been cut regardless of whether he missed five days during training camp due to COVID-19 protocols.

"Do I think this would have happened without me being away from the team for five days? Honestly, yes, it was going to happen," he said. "Did it help ease the decision? Yes."

Newton missed five days during camp after what the team called a "miscommunication" on protocol. The quarterback has a different perspective on said miscommunication.

"They gave me clearance to go," Newton said. "So, I don't want nobody to think that I just went up (and left) -- like, I'm owed a second opinion. That's just a fact. The trip was necessary because this was the last time I felt that I was going to have an opportunity to get a second opinion. Not to say that the personnel with the Patriots wasn't coherent to telling me everything I needed to know. But having four eyes on it is having better than two eyes, in my opinion. It wasn't that I was having any issues or pain. I just wanted to do a checkup with the person who, in essence, diagnosed me with the Lisfranc (injury). I felt obligated to check back with him with a sixth-month review...just check it out.

"I crossed all the lines. I checked all the boxes. I dotted my i's. And then to find out that I had to sit out? And that's when I kind of felt bamboozled because y'all told me to go. It wasn't like, 'Cam, you know if you go, you're taking it up on your own risk now.' It was not that."

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