Cam Newton found a new home Sunday after agreeing to a one-year contract with the New England Patriots.
ESPN's Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen reported the contract is "incentive-laden," and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Newton can earn as much as $7.5 million.
Newton had remained unsigned after the Carolina Panthers released him in March. He was in the final year of the five-year, $103.8 million extension he signed in 2015 and had been due to count for $21.1 million against the salary cap.
That deal accounted for a large chunk of his career earnings.