Patriots: Cam Newton stars in weird ad for veganism

Patriots QB Cam Newton starred in a PETA advertisement for veganism.

This offseason has seen the New England Patriots undergo an alarming load of roster turnover as a slew of 2019 starters — including Tom Brady, Jamie Collins, Kyle Van Noy, Danny Shelton and Ted Karras, to name a few — all left for new teams, opening the door for recent draft picks to fill their absence.

However, if there’s one thing that Patriots fans can expect to remain a normality, it’s a conversation surrounding the starting quarterback’s diet.

After years of Brady promoting his plant-based diet, new signing Cam Newton is starring in PETA’s new “Built Like A Vegan” campaign and even produced a video for it on YouTube.

Let’s start by saying that Newton, from strictly a physique standpoint, looks to be in the best shape of his life. That’s not to say the 31-year-old gunslinger wasn’t grinding before adopting the vegan diet. We just don’t remember him being THIS chiseled and lean.

However, notice that we didn’t say football shape.

Maybe we’re being overly critical, but we are definitely a little worried that Newton, as great as he looks, won’t be able to bounce off tacklers like he used to do several times per game during his prime. Abandoning meat entirely just seems like a bold move for an NFL superstar that welcomes hits in the open field by taking off with his legs. Even Brady’s bizarre diet includes various lean meats as a source of protein, and he’s the polar opposite of a mobile QB.

We’re all for the former MVP looking and feeling great, but we’d be lying if we told Patriots fans to be worry-free after watching this advertisement. Here’s to hoping that Newton proves us wrong in thinking that an NFL player who relies so heavily on his body’s durability in running between the tackles should include more protein in his diet.