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Patriots need to sign free-agent quarterback Cam Newton

If it hasn’t happened by now, it probably won’t. But the New England Patriots should make an effort to sign former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton.

True, Newton hasn’t been anything close to the MVP-level player he was back in 2015 when the Panthers reached the Super Bowl. In fairness to Newton, who was ultimately jettisoned by his longstanding team not long ago, Carolina didn’t exactly protect its top investment over the years, both in terms of literal up-front protection and by the way they used him as an offensive weapon.

Newton, who’ll turn 31 years old later this spring, will likely never return to the kind of player he was during his heyday years.