Newton initially dodged the question, saying “you know the answer to that.” But when pressed further about whether Belichick’s previous declarations about him starting pertain to Week 1, Newton said no before adding: “Y’all sitting up here asking silly questions to me, and I’m looking at y’all with the same thing.
He also had three other passes broken up, as he continues to hold the ball too long.
“You never know when your time’s going to come, so I’m just ready to keep working,” the rookie said.
“That statement wasn’t about football, it was more so as a human,” Newton explained.