New England Patriots
“I think about that he’ll get an enormous deal,” Ian Rapoport stated. “I think about that the Patriots will make it work, I simply do not know that it should be imminent.”
Because the contract stands proper now, Christian Gonzalez is a 12 months away from incomes a large pay increase.
However, the chances that the Patriots find yourself transforming his deal earlier than the start of the season are fairly good, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport stated throughout a current look on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
“Earlier than the season, I believe there’s an excellent likelihood,” Rapoport stated. “Subsequent couple of days, I’ve not heard that.”
Gonzalez is scheduled to make $2.2 million this season. The group exercised his fifth-year choice, which is able to bump his wage to $18.1 million in 2027.
However, with the Professional Bowl cornerback absent from the group’s voluntary OTAs, it seems that Gonzalez is making an attempt to train some leverage.
When requested about Gonzalez’s absence on Tuesday, coach Mike Vrabel stated he expects Gonzalez to be again at apply subsequent week for obligatory minicamp.
“If he’s, then we’ll coach him, be prepared to maneuver on, and get him prepared to assist us and assist himself,” Vrabel stated. “Contracts are a part of skilled sports activities, I perceive that. However I additionally know that these ought to stay non-public. Like all contract negotiation, you wish to guarantee that all people looks like they get one thing out of it, and I’ll depart it at that.”
Gonzalez earned his first Professional Bowl choice this previous season and was a vivid spot within the Patriots’ Tremendous Bowl loss to the Seahawks. The 2024 first-round choose earned a second-team All-Professional nod throughout his rookie season and is taken into account to be one of many prime younger cornerbacks within the recreation.
“I think about that he’s going to get an enormous deal,” Rapoport stated. “I think about that the Patriots will make it work, I simply don’t know that it’s going to be imminent.”
“He is a good participant. He deserves all the {dollars}. It’s only a matter of when that factor can get performed and the way excessive.”
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