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New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton will not play in Week 4 against the Kansas City Chiefs due to testing positive for COVID-19.
Patriots’ QB Cam Newton tested positive and is out for Sunday’s game vs. Kansas City, per @FieldYates and me.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 3, 2020
Fantasy Impact
YIKES! COVID is hitting the NFL hard now and it seems to have moved past just the Titans. Without Newton, the Patriots offense is going to look a whole lot different. As of now, I don’t know who the Patriots plan on starting but my guess would be Brian Hoyer given his history with the Patriots and Josh McDaniels. Needless to say, this is a huge blow to all the Patriots pass catchers.