Gonzalez: highest contract in Patriots franchise history

[ivotuk]

“We love Christian Gonzalez," Kraft said, via ESPN's Mike Reiss. "We love him as a player, 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 the Patriots franchise history. We’re glad we drafted him and he’s developed here, and we hope he’ll be with us for a long time.”

Robert Kraft: Patriots have offered Christian Gonzalez largest contract in franchise history

Patriots owner Robert Kraft is ready to put his money where his mouth is. Kraft said on Saturday that New England has offered Christian Gonzalez a contract that would reset the market at cornerback.

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[Blitzhawk]

Until the next guy up gets paid....funny how that works.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

He's damn good. Kept the Pats in the game singlehandedly until fate decided an entire defense was needed.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Yep, talk about a player who turned out much better than I anticipated. He's a beast.

 

[glenwo2]

Yep, talk about a player who turned out much better than I anticipated. He's a beast.

Although I can also add that Sammy D being uncharacteristically inaccurate in that game did help him, too.

But in all seriousness, this guy in my opinion was the first CB since Derek Stingly Jr. that I've seen who I can truly say is dangerous. Not quite Revis (or Me-vis) but damn good and he deserves all the money's.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Speaking of someone being better than expected, I'd put Sam on that list. At one point, I was of the opinion that he was just a stop gap. I know I wasn't alone. Couldn't have been more wrong. Once he cut way back on the turnovers, he was a completely different player.