data-mm-id=”_8ocyqou4p”>The New England Patriots practiced in pads for the first time today. Footage of Cam Newton in Patriots gear made the rounds on the internet. We can confirm that Newton is definitely still a very large man.This has sparked discussion, yet again, about Newton's place within the hierarchy of the Patriots' QB room. Bill Belichick is certainly not going to give any answers, so any talk about Newton starting or not starting will be speculation until he's listed on the depth chart in the hours before New England's Week 1 matchup in September. That didn't stop Emmanuel Acho from positing his own theories on Belichick's view of Newton on Speak For Yourself today. On Friday, Belichick said Newton was a "hard-working kid," during a p…