Cam Newton Virus: Patriots quarterback Tests Positive For Covid-19, Who are Cam Newton Backup against Kansas?

Ashish Priyadarshi
|PublishedOct 03, 2020

Cam Newton Virus: Patriots quarterback Tests Positive For Covid-19, Who are Cam Newton Backup against Kansas?

Cam Newton, Patriots quarterback, has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be out against Kansas City. Newton appears to be the only case.

Cam Newton Case Appears Isolated

After news broke out that Cam Newton had tested positive, the Patriots responded with mass testing. As of right now, it seems like it’s only Cam Newton.

This has to be good news for the Patriots and the league. Currently, Tennessee is suffering from a Covid outbreak that has affected eight players and eight staff members. The Covid-19 pandemic continues to threaten the continuation of the NFL season.

New England released an official statement following Cam Newton’s test results.

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Several Questions Ahead of Patriots vs. Chiefs

Despite the case being isolated for now there are still worries about how the Patriots vs. Chiefs game will proceed. As the league has seen with the Titans, cases can break out days after the initial results.

Furthermore, the Chiefs also have to be worried. If any other Patriot player has the disease, it threatens the Chiefs’ safety as well.

Moreover, if positive cases continue to rise after this game, then the league would have to make more scheduling changes.

The NFL has to proceed with extreme caution. One outbreak has already threatened the continuation of the season and two might be the final nail in the coffin.

Cam Newton Backup Option

Assuming the game goes on, the Patriots will be at a severe disadvantage. Newton had emerged as a reliable starter through the first three weeks.

Instead, the Patriots will now have to turn to an unproven Jarret Stidham or an inconsistent Brian Hoyer. Meanwhile, the Chiefs will trot out Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes. You can see the disparity.

The Patriots offense will struggle as they get used to another new quarterback and this could spell disaster for them. Kansas City is no easy match-up and not having your starting quarterback is a major blow.

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About the author

Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.