New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is taking time to get healthy after the team confirmed positive COVID-19 cases.
The National Football League (NFL) said Saturday that the Sunday’s game between the Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs would be postponed “after positive COVID-19 tests on both teams,” which is rescheduled for Monday at 7:05 p.m. ET.
The association added, “Further testing of players and personnel on both teams returned no new positives from Saturday and Sunday testing. The clubs also worked closely with the NFL and NFLPA and infectious disease experts to conduct contact tracing and post-COVID exposure protocols are now in effect for both teams.”
On Sunday morning, Newton wrote on Instagram that he would be taking time to “get healthy and self-reflect.”
The 31-year-old wrote, “I NEVER WILL QUESTION GODs reasoning; just will always respond with, ‘YES LORD’‼. I appreciate all the love, support, and WELL WISHES‼️ I will take this time to get healthy and self reflect on the other AMAZING THINGS THAT I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR‼️ #shineTHRUtheSHADE #notFORlikesJUSTforLIFE.”
Multiple sources reported that Newton contracted COVID-19; however, the athlete did not confirm whether he was tested positive for the coronavirus.
In September, Newton told The Greg Hill Show that he missed his kids and the ongoing pandemic complicated the decision whether or not to move the family.
At the time, he said, “The fact that I don’t have none of my children here in Boston with me and the fact that I haven’t been able to see them on a regularity, that’s angry in itself for me. I wake up every morning missing the hell out of my children.”
Newton said he is hopeful that he will have his children come to Boston “sooner or later.” However, he acknowledged, “When you have young children and COVID pandemic, it’s kind of hard.”
“So, through it all, you can’t FaceTime them enough because their kitchen is similar to mine,” the quarterback continued. “They don’t know how to handle the phone, things like that. That’s one of many different things you just wake up to and ask yourself, ‘What’s your purpose?’” He added, “I’m a very family-orientated person. I’m a very hands-on dad and the fact that people don’t realize because they are jaded by the outfit that I wear, they are jaded by the energy on the field, they are jaded by the football figure of who I am.”
