Newton isn’t vaccinated, which led to problems late last week. On Wednesday morning, head coach Bill Belichick was asked point-blank if Newton’s vaccination status had anything to do with the decision.
Belichick made it clear Newton wasn’t released due to his vaccination status.
“No. You guys keep talking about that. But I would point out that…the number of players and coaches and staff members that have been infected by COVID in training camp who have been vaccinated is a pretty high number. So I wouldn’t lose sight of that.”
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