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Lack of NFL interest in Cam Newton shouldn’t be held against him this year

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 27: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers stands on the sidelines during their game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on October 27, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

While Cam Newton supposedly only garnered interest from the New England Patriots and the Cleveland Browns, that shouldn’t be held against him this season.

If we’ve learned nothing else from the calendar year 2020, it’s that we should expect the unexpected.

Very few people probably assumed back in January that we’d all be under lockdown and in quarantine for months on end because of the coronavirus pandemic.