{"id":722418,"date":"2026-06-08T05:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722418\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T05:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:13:12","slug":"nfl-insider-believes-patriots-star-cornerback-will-get-a-huge-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722418\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL insider believes Patriots star cornerback will get \u2018a huge deal\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Gonzalez<\/a> has not been present<\/a> during Patriots<\/a> OTAs as he continues his contact holdout<\/a>. But it sounds as if the star cornerback will get a new deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore the season, I think there\u2019s a good chance,\u201d NFL insider Ian Rapoport said during a recent appearance on \u201cThe Pat McAfee Show.\u201d<\/a> \u201cNext couple of days, I have not heard that.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI imagine that he\u2019s going to get a huge deal,\u201d he added<\/a>. \u201cI imagine that the Patriots will make it work, I just don\u2019t know that it\u2019s going to be imminent.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Patriots exercised Gonzalez\u2019s fifth-year option<\/a> for 2027 in April, which added another year to his contract. He\u2019ll make $18.119 million in 2027. He\u2019s scheduled to make $2.2 million this season.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez is eligible for an extension, which could come with a market-resetting pay raise. Los Angeles Rams<\/a> cornerback Trent McDuffie<\/a> is currently the NFL\u2019s highest-paid CB making $31 million per season.<\/p>\n

In 14 games for New England<\/a> last season, Gonzalez totaled 69 tackles, 10 passes defended and one tackle for loss.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe is a great player. He deserves all of the dollars,\u201d Rapoport said<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of when that thing can get done and how high.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Patriots begin mandatory minicamp on June 9. Coach Mike Vrabel said he imagines Gonzalez will be back by then<\/a>, and he provided an update on where things stand with the star cornerback.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe contract is is the business and the professional side of this is the personal side. I don\u2019t want to get let anything interfere with that. I want Christian to be ready when he comes back,\u201d Vrabel said<\/a>. \u201cAnd I would imagine that he will be here next week. And if he is, then we\u2019ll coach him and be ready to move on and, and get him ready to help us and help himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cContracts are part of professional sports,\u201d he continued<\/a>. \u201cI understand that, but I also know that those should remain private. And like any contract, you want to make sure in negotiations that everybody feels feels like they get something out of it. And I\u2019ll leave it at that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Vrabel stressed he was in communication with Gonzalez, as were the defensive coaches.<\/p>\n

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