There have been several players who haven’t been taken in by anyone from the league despite their talent and Cam Newton remains to be one of them. Newton has been an exceptional talent for the Carolina Panthers. However, after his injuries stacked up, the quarterback hasn’t been picked up by anyone. He has been in free agency for quite a while, without any actual offers from the NFL. Furthermore, while he has gotten offers from the XFL, his recent activity on Twitter seems like he only wants to play in the NFL.
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He took to Twitter to speak about how he might be willing to change his role in the NFL for a contract. Furthermore, his interest in playing a backup role caught the eye of another ex-Pro Bowler QB who spoke about who he’d be willing to play backup for. This also spiked interest in his return among the fans.
The influence of Cam Newton on another former QB of the league
As Newton spoke about coming in as a backup QB, it seems to have inspired Robert Griffin III. RG3 retweeted Newton’s Twitter post and declared his intentions on becoming a backup for other quarterbacks. While Newton mentioned a handful of players that did not include Mahomes, RG3 reiterated that he would be ready to be a backup for any player.
In Honor of @CameronNewton Here is my Manifesto of QBs I’m willing to be a backup for this year: All 32 NFL STARTERS and Patrick Mahomes twice. Let’s see your manifesto @Kaepernick7
Cam Newton puts out a manifesto of the QBs he is willing to be a backup for.
Furthermore, RG3 also called out Colin Kaepernick and asked him to share his manifesto of quarterbacks he would be ready to back up. Furthermore, Griffin made his intentions clear and even mentioned that he is ready to play as a backup twice for Mahomes.
As the tweet went viral, fans voiced their eagerness to see Griffin back in the league.
Fans go crazy at a possible RG3 return
NFL fans took to Twitter to showcase their excitement after RG3’s tweet went viral. One fan voiced out their eagerness to see him on the field.
I would settle for seeing you at the Alumni game/events at fedex field this year, man......🙏🙏 Come on!
Furthermore, another fan spoke about how fun it would be to see RG3 back in the league.
There were also comments about seeing Griffin play for the Chiefs.
Would love to see RG3 in the chiefs kingdom. Would you ever do like a Taysom Hill thing?
Some more fans reiterated their wish to see Griffin play for the Chiefs.
You are amazing! I think you have solidified your future on 📺 but would love to see you alongside Mahomes here in KC!
Finally, fans also spoke about how exciting it would be to see Newton in a role of a backup for Rodgers.
Cam backing up AR would be kinda dope not going to lie.
All in all, fans seemed very excited to see both the veterans taking initiative in stepping up to be backups for the young talent in the league.
While Newton has spoken up about his willingness to be a backup, there hasn’t been any news of a team offering him a role. It only remains to be seen if teams will be able to give the QB another chance in the league.
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