At 12:52 AM, Patriots fans were rather awoken, or caught off guard by the late-night announcement that Christian Gonzalez has signed his contract extension
4 years, $135 million, with $ 102 million guaranteed. This makes Christian Gonzalez the highest-paid corner in the NFL, and the highest-paid Patriot… for now!
The constant rumors and finger-pointing are no more. The blame game of who's holding this up is dead.
The crazy mock trades will never be seen again.
The doubt that he will even play week one.. Which should have never been a thought to begin with.. Can
What we will see is a happy, motivated, and PAID Christian Gonzalez taking the field Wednesday night in Seattle!
This deal, figure-wise, is about roughly what everyone was expecting, the details of the contract structure have not been announced yet. Those details will more than likely come later today.
The next contract on Patriots fans' minds is Drake Maye who can enter contract negotiations next season. Will this be a long process like we saw with Gonzo? I will gladly tell fans this: We will figure that out when we get there, worry about that later! For now our CB1 a top 3 corner in the NFL is staying here in New England.
Congratulations to both sides Gonzalez camp and Patriots front office for making this happen. Helping the team secure it's franchise cornerback, proving they are committed to being a draft and develop team, and thankfully killing the Kraft is “cheap” narrative (For now) by paying this huge contact. Gonzalez has been paid and here to stay! The fans are happy to have him here for the foreseeable future!
Congratulations Gonzalez! Time to get down to business on the field Wednesday night against JSN and the Seahawks receivers!