4/23/2024 0 Comments Nate newton and cam newton![]() ![]() In a nutshell, what’s happened to Newton and his contract is unprecedented in recent NFL history. Lowest guaranteed money for a former MVP QB since 2000 * Year Nathan Peterman, he of the infamous five-interception half, will make double ($2.13 million) the base salary of Newton as the Oakland Raiders’ third-string quarterback. In March, Tom Brady, 42, was awarded a fully guaranteed $50 million contract from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.īy comparison, the $550,000 guaranteed portion of Newton’s $1.05 million base salary this season is not only the lowest guaranteed amount a former MVP quarterback has commanded since 2004 (Steve McNair), according to ESPN Stats & Information, but also ranks 56th among current quarterbacks heading into the 2020 season. In 2012, Peyton Manning, who missed the prior season due to a neck surgery, commanded $18 million in his first of three seasons with the Denver Broncos, at age 35. Five years later, 39-year-old Brett Favre, who threw 22 interceptions the previous season, was guaranteed $12 million in the first season of a two-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings. In 2004, three years removed from his second MVP season, 33-year-old Kurt Warner made $3 million with the New York Giants to groom rookie Eli Manning. Of those five, Newton, who won the award in 2015, was the sole quarterback to sign a contract worth less than $3 million per season. Since free agency was first introduced to the NFL in 1993, just five former MVP-winning quarterbacks have joined a new team via free agency. The deal Newton signed with the Patriots - one year, $1.05 million with $550,000 guaranteed and another $6.45 million in incentives and bonuses - and the lack of offers he had from the rest of a pass-happy league demonstrates that Newton, and many other Black quarterbacks, is held to a different standard from white quarterbacks, right down to the dollars and cents. The 31-year-old Newton seemed to recognize that when, after signing with the New England Patriots last month, he posted a caption on an Instagram video that read: “Note to self: You are great, you are the best, you are a dog, you are a monster, you are the lion!! - My Conscious. What probably seemed like - to the majority of the country - an innocuous statement from a 75-year-old man about the general appearance of his newest employee was just the first of many times Newton has been asked to humble himself since entering the league nine years ago. ![]() The Panthers selected Newton and later signed him to a four-year, $22 million contract. The Panthers owner then told Newton, “Good. Newton responded, “No, sir, I don’t have any,” according to Richardson. ![]() Richardson told Rose that before the draft, he spoke with Newton and asked the former Auburn quarterback if he had any tattoos or piercings. 1 overall pick in that year’s NFL draft: Cam Newton. In August 2011, then-Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson appeared on the PBS program The Charlie Rose Show to discuss with the host his team’s No. ![]()
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