After spending a significant portion of the offseason as the expected starter this season, New England Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham is embracing the opportunity to compete with Cam Newton.
Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Stidham explained why he's "definitely ready" to challenge Newton to be New England's quarterback in Week 1:
"I've put in a lot of work this offseason to really improve mentally, physically in a lot of different areas. At the end of the day, I'm extremely excited to compete with Cam and [Brian Hoyer] as we go forward in training camp and getting into the season and things like that.