Christian Gonzalez Responds to Kraft's Historic Contract Proposal

WHO:

NY Post - Christian Gonzalez, Pro Bowl cornerback for the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots.

WHAT:

patriots.com - Robert Kraft indicated that the contract offer to Christian Gonzalez would make him the highest-paid cornerback in the league as well as the highest-paid Patriot of all time.

patriots.com - Christian Gonzalez is entering his fourth year in the league and is eligible to extend his rookie deal for the first time.

patriots.com - The Patriots have picked up Gonzalez's fifth-year option, meaning he could potentially wait two more seasons before securing a new deal.

patriots.com - Gonzalez participated in virtually every rep of 11-on-11 work during training camp.

patriots.com - Gonzalez stated, "These are my guys. It's hard to just sit and watch," regarding his commitment to the team during training camp.

patriots.com - The Patriots will have their first day off during camp before returning to practice in full pads, which is scheduled to run from 10:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Heavy NFL - The New England Patriots have offered Christian Gonzalez a contract that would make him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.

Boston.com - Christian Gonzalez has not yet agreed to terms with the Patriots on a new contract.

WHERE:

Heavy NFL - The contract negotiations are related to the New England Patriots, an NFL team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

WHEN:

Heavy NFL - The public revelation of the contract negotiations occurred over the weekend prior to the article's publication.

WHY:

Boston.com - Christian Gonzalez expressed respect for Robert Kraft and indicated that the negotiations are not something they want to handle in the media.

HOW:

Heavy NFL - Christian Gonzalez appears ready to move the contract negotiations back behind closed doors after they were made public.

Robert Kraft has announced that the contract offer to Christian Gonzalez would make him the highest-paid cornerback in the league and the highest-paid Patriot of all time. As Gonzalez enters his fourth year in the league, he is eligible to extend his rookie deal for the first time, though the Patriots have picked up his fifth-year option, allowing him to potentially wait two more seasons before securing a new deal. During training camp, Gonzalez has been actively participating in nearly every rep of 11-on-11 work and expressed his commitment to the team, saying, "These are my guys. It's hard to just sit and watch," as the Patriots prepare for their first day off before returning to practice in full pads.