Patriots QB Jarrett Stidham is experiencing leg discomfort, limiting his practice availability Friday. Giardi also said that the injury will prevent Stidham from being 100% for several weeks.

Bad news for the second-year QB as he tries to win the starting job in New England. Cam Newton gets the first team snaps to himself as long as Stidham sits.

It's a one-year "prove it" deal for Cam Newton, who missed most of 2019 with a foot injury. He completed 50-of-89 passes for one interception and no touchdowns while rushing five times for negative two yards. In 2018, he completed 67.9% of his passes and had a 24-to-13 touchdown-to-interception ratio while rushing for 35 yards a game. This looks like a great signing for the Patriots, who were obviously uncomfortable going into the season with Jarrett Stidham and/or Brian Hoyer as their only options. If Newton is fully healthy, he's a threat for QB1 numbers. He has five top 4 finishes in his career and has never finished outside the top 17 when he has played 14 or more games. The signing is good news for all of the New England offensive players (outside of Stidham/Hoyer, obviously).

Brady announced earlier today that he was leaving the Patriots, and word broke later that the Chargers didn't feel that they were in the running anymore. The Bucs offer a good set of weapons -- Chris Godwin, Mike Evans and O.J. Howard, whose career may get a jumpstart with Brady under center -- so Brady could be very fantasy relevant in 2020. However, the Bucs were third in passing yards, seventh in completions and third in passing touchdowns, so Godwin and Evans will be hard-pressed to match their numbers from last year even if the overall efficiency of the Tampa offense improves. Jarrett Stidham currently sits atop the New England depth chart.

The quarterback locks this season are obviously Tom Brady and fourth-round pick Jarrett Stidham, which means HC Bill Belichick must ultimately decide how much he values Brian Hoyer's place on the team.

Hoyer, 33, has been very sharp in recent weeks, making it a strong likelihood of keeping three quarterbacks, the story said. But the story also added the team has only kept three QBs on the roster twice since 2009.