If we go into the regular season without an extension in place for Christian Gonzalez, I think that would be a fundamental failure by the Patriots’ front office.
It shouldn’t be this hard. Patriots have time to make it right but you can’t bill yourself as a “draft and develop team” and then not re-sign an All-Pro cornerback you drafted and developed.
The Patriots not signing Gonzo and refusing to give him the same type of deal they gave Witherspoon would be a terrible message to drafted players here.
It would be poorly received by players in that locker room and would not shake the “cheap” allegations.
If we trade Gonzo during the times he’s asking for an extension, it’s going to leave an incredibly big stink on NE team. Narrative of “NE is cheap” will forever be a thing. I thought this was only a Belichick thing.
It sucks that the Patriots feel the need to mess with Christian Gonzalez in regard to the structure of his contract.
He’s earned a legit deal without the games.
BREAKING: The #Seahawks and All-Pro CB Devon Witherspoon have agreed to a 4-year, $132M extension with $101M guaranteed, per sources.
The deal, done by @WinSportsGroup, makes Witherspoon, a 3x Pro Bowler, the NFL’s highest-paid CB in history.