3 Reasons Philadelphia Eagles can’t entertain adding Cam Newton

FOXBOROUGH, MA - AUGUST 22: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers warms up prior to the start of the preseason game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - AUGUST 22: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers warms up prior to the start of the preseason game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images) /
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Any theory that throws the names Philadelphia Eagles and Cam Newton in the same sentence needs to be thrown out entirely.

For our great country, these are tough times. For a sports fan, this is even more difficult to swallow. Live sports are on pause. We should be talking about who just won the NCAA tournament, the NBA Playoffs, and who has been by the Novacare Complex to pay the Philadelphia Eagles a visit.

Instead, we’re tossing around the idea of the possibility of canceled football seasons at both the collegiate and professional level, and though the NFL Draft is still on and approaching, much of the conversation is becoming redundant.

Perhaps that’s why we’re hearing something more now that we hadn’t ever talked about at length, and that’s this. Would the Eagles welcome Cam Newton to the “City of Brotherly Love” to serve as Carson Wentz’s backup? As a matter of fact, this was a topic that was discussed on April 8th via 94 WIP-FM in Philly during the Morning Show with Angelo Cataldi and later on Joe Decamara and Jon Ritchie’s show from 10 a.m. EST to 2 p.m. EST.

Let’s settle this one before it picks up any more steam. That can’t happen. Period. Here are three reasons why that’s the case.