- 2015 MVP signs one-year pact with six-time Super Bowl champs
- Newton, 31, will compete with Jarrett Stidham for starting role
Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton has agreed to a one-year contract with the New England Patriots, ESPN reported on Sunday night citing league sources.
The 2015 NFL MVP will join the six-time Super Bowl champions on an incentive-laden deal to challenge Jarrett Stidham for the starting job vacated by Tom Brady, who left to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency.