Report: Cam Newton willing to wait until after NFL Draft to sign

Cam Newton expects to be a starting quarterback, and if he has to wait for the right opportunity, he appears willing to do so.

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Newton is willing to wait out the market to find a starting job. That could mean he doesn’t sign until after the NFL Draft, or perhaps even later than that.

“I spoke to a source close to Cam Newton and he’s willing to wait right now if he has to,” Fowler said Sunday, via Riley Gates of 247Sports. “He’s going to be patient. He wants to get his spot back as a high-level starter. He’s highly motivated to do so. There simply aren’t a lot of starting jobs available. So if he has to wait until after the draft, or maybe somebody gets injured, he is willing to do that. He knows the Patriots or maybe one of those teams could be looking. He doesn’t know what they’re going to do, obviously, just yet. They haven’t played their hand.”

Newton, who missed most of 2019 with a foot injury, has struggled to garner interest thus far. One team that seemed like a logical destination doesn’t seem interested, and not a lot of franchises are still hunting for a starter at this point. That could change depending on injuries and the NFL Draft, and that seems to be what Newton is banking on.