Patriots Owner Robert Kraft: We've Made Historic Offer To Christian Gonzalez
Apparently, the New England Patriots are ultra serious about locking down Christian Gonzalez for the long haul."We love Christian Gonzalez. The contract to beat for an NFL cornerback in both total money and average annual value is Trent McDuffie's four-year, $124 million deal with the Los Angeles Rams ($31 million AAV), which also included a record $100 million guaranteed for a cornerback.
- ▪Apparently, the New England Patriots are ultra serious about locking down Christian Gonzalez for the long haul."We love Christian Gonzalez.
- ▪The contract to beat for an NFL cornerback in both total money and average annual value is Trent McDuffie's four-year, $124 million deal with the Los Angeles Rams ($31 million AAV), which also included a record $100 million guaranteed for a
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Apparently, the New England Patriots are ultra serious about locking down Christian Gonzalez for the long haul."We love Christian Gonzalez. We love him as a player and as a person. That's why we've made an offer to him that makes him the highest-paid player ever to play that position in the NFL, and, coincidentally, it's the highest contract in Patriots' franchise history," Patriots owner Robert Kraft said on Saturday when asked about Gonzalez, who's extension-eligible, at team training camp, according to ESPN."So, we're glad we drafted him, and he's developed here, and we hope he'll be with us for a long time."Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said that contract talks with Gonzalez were "ongoing" on Friday.
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