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Bill Belichick Raves About Cam Newton’s Leadership “He Is In The Building More Than Any Player On The Team”

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There was a lot of unjust speculation about Cam Newton’s leadership following his signing with the Patriots. Fans and media alike had questioned if Newton could fit with the Patriots and Bill Belichick. The reality is Bill Belichick absolutely loves what Cam Newton brings to the team, and there could not be a more perfect fit.

“He’s in the building more than any player on the team, but he spends a lot of time talking and connecting and building relationships with those people. I mean, he has tremendous leadership, so it’s very impressive,” Belichick said.

“Cam does a great job of connecting with everybody, whether it’s his teammates, his receivers, guys on defense, other people in the organization. Again, I think the captain voting, not that that’s the ultimate or final determination of leadership, but I think the fact that he has been here a pretty short amount of time and earned that type of respect and support from his teammates is pretty impressive. But, I think it’s across the board.

It’s the offensive line, it’s the receivers, it’s all the offensive players and coaches and it extends into other areas, as well – special teams and defense and other people in the organization. I think that we’ve all seen that and it’s impressive. It’s impressive.”

Belichick is also impressed with the confidence Newton tries to build in his teammates.

“I think all good players do that. All leaders do that.
You have confidence in the people that you work with and that makes everybody perform at a higher level and have confidence in each other. I mean, you have to earn that, but certainly to have confidence in the people that you’re working with is very important to being successful,” Belichick said.