{"id":305829,"date":"2026-07-26T06:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/305829\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T06:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:12:17","slug":"robert-kraft-patriots-put-historic-offer-on-table-for-christian-gonzalez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/305829\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Kraft is offering Christian Gonzalez a record-breaking sum of money.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez, 24, earned Pro Bowl honors last season at cornerback as New England made a trip to the Super Bowl. <\/p>\n

And as he enters the final two years of his rookie contract (with a team option for 2027), Patriots brass is focused on giving Gonzalez a historic deal for a cornerback.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love Christian Gonzalez. We love him as a player, as a person, and that\u2019s why we\u2019ve made an offer to him to make him the highest-paid player to ever play that position in the NFL,\u201d Patriots owner Kraft said Saturday morning before training camp, per ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd coincidentally, it is the highest contract in Patriots franchise history. So we\u2019re glad we drafted him, he\u2019s developed here, and we hope he\u2019ll be with us for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ChristianChristian Gonzalez is in negotiations for a new contract from the Patriots. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Gonzalez, the No. 17 overall draft pick in 2023, was a full participant in Saturday\u2019s practice amid his contract negotiations. <\/p>\n

He is set to make a base salary of $2.259 million this season.<\/p>\n

At one point during the practice session, Gonzalez and Kraft reportedly shook hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cContract negotiations are ongoing between the club and his agents,\u201d head coach Mike Vrabel said, acknowledging the talks. \u201cI\u2019m excited about having Christian back here with us and the impact that he can make on our football team, and I really enjoy the person, enjoy the player.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"NewRobert Kraft said the Patriots are willing to make Gonzalez the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history. Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Rams cornerback Trent McDuffie became the league\u2019s highest-paid player<\/a> at his position in March when he inked a four-year, $124 million deal \u2014 a $31 million annual average.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez would eclipse that figure if he does get the money that Kraft has discussed, though he\u2019s not holding out of practice like many NFL players have done when looking for a new deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it shows his main focus, and that\u2019s football,\u201d quarterback Drake Maye said. \u201cHe\u2019s the best corner in the league, in my opinion. He\u2019s not the big rah-rah guy, he does it his own way, but he does it at the highest level. I\u2019m glad to be his teammate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gonzalez and the Patriots will look to get even better after going 14-3 and losing to the Seahawks in the Super Bowl last season.<\/p>\n

New England opens its season in a rematch with the Seahawks in Seattle on Sept 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Robert Kraft is offering Christian Gonzalez a record-breaking sum of money. Gonzalez, 24, earned Pro Bowl honors last…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[837,9,11,10,22,28982,115775,319,63749],"class_list":["post-305829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-free-agency","tag-robert-kraft","tag-sports","tag-training-camp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}