Ron Rivera had a front-row seat to watching ascend from a No. 1 overall pick to a league MVP on the doorstep of winning a during their tenure in Carolina together. The former head coach worked alongside Newton since he came into the league beginning in 2011 and went all the way through 2019 prior to Rivera being fired by the franchise in the midst of last year's
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Jason Myers Jersey would never bet against the young man, that's for sure."Newton has displayed his health on social media over the last few months, showing that he's at or near full strength and his former head coach believes he'll be able to return to elite form. "Don't bet against him," Rivera said. "I really wouldn't. First of all, you got to know
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D.J. Fluker Jersey sure of being a Black quarterback, with all the stuff that's been heaped on him."He's really had to find his way through it, and he's done a great job with it." Newton comes to New England in hopes of nearing the starting job left by this offseason. He'll be competing with veteran and second-year quarterback , but if Newton is indeed back to full health, he's clearly the most talented option the Patriots currently have in-house.
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