Earlier this week, N'Keal Harry's trainer, Rischad Whitfield, was quoted in a story by Henry McKenna of Patriots Wire that indicated Cam Newton has been a reason why Harry hasn't performed like a first-round pick.
Whitfield has denied he put any blame on Newton and was misquoted, although ForTheWin.com’s Charles McDonald said he heard the audio and he was accurately quoted.
Speaking Thursday, Harry acknowledged he spoke to Newton about the comments.
“Yeah, I just let (Newton) know, I just made sure he knew that whatever was said — I don’t know what was said — but nothing came from me,” he said. “Rischad hasn’t said anything like that to me. It doesn’t sound to me like something — that exact statement is something he would say. I don’t know if it was taken out of context or what happened, but I don’t know. That conversation never came from me and it was never anything that I was even aware of until I saw it on social media.”
In 11 games this season, Harry has 29 catches for 277 yards with two touchdowns, although he's coming off one of his better games of the year when he made several plays down the field.
“He’s been great,” Harry said of Newton. “I said it earlier in the season. He’s really gone out of his way and really made a conscious effort to make sure that he’s doing everything he can to help me and just kind of mentoring me throughout this whole season. He’s been a huge help to me up to this point.”
The Patriots will take on the Dolphins Sunday in Miami.
