Sir Purr
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It’s unclear what exactly happened to Newton on his final play of the night. After running around to avoid pressure, he eventually went down. Patriots defensive tackle Adam Butler was credited with a sack, but he didn’t appear to land on Newton’s foot.
The mystery wasn’t cleared up in the locker room afterward.
“I have no idea. I know nothing,” said tight end Greg Olsen, who’s dealt with his own foot issues the past two seasons.
“Every injury is so different. It’s hard to project what anyone else is going through. I’m not a doctor, nor do I have any knowledge of what he has. It’d be irresponsible to comment on it.”
Whenever a star — especially a quarterback — is injured in the preseason, it’s impossible not to wonder about the worth of these games.
Some players are OK with the risk.
“I think the preseason’s worth it,” running back Christian McCaffrey said. “I think there’s definitely some benefit to getting out there and getting a few reps.
“Personally, I enjoy it sometimes. But I understand why you don’t (need it). I think there’s different arguments to each one.”
Like the argument head coach Ron Rivera made earlier this month.
“Training camp used to be where you had to bring everybody (somewhere) and get them into shape. Now they’re in shape and it’s about managing (the risk of injury),” Rivera said during joint practices with the Bills. “I’m not sure that playing as many (preseason) games is as important as it used to be.”
Then, Thursday night happened.