On Sunday, Newton had the same kind of struggles against the 49ers that he had had the week before in the team’s loss to the Denver Broncos: he’s not reading the field well and his accuracy was off.
Cam Newton calls himself a realist. That’s why he wasn’t surprised when Bill Belichick benched him in the fourth quarter of the Patriots embarrassing 33-6 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. That’s why, when he was driving home after the game, he admitted to himself the harsh reality of this current situation.
“For any type of competitor, do you feel embarrassed?