Mike Giardi Explains Where Patriots & Christian Gonzalez Are “Butting Heads”

Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez Injury History Looms Over 9-Figure Contract Talks

The New England Patriots and Christian Gonzalez have been trying to find common ground on a contract extension.Following the Devon Witherspoon deal, could the prime factor holding up a deal be around Gonzalez’s past injuries and how New England typically approaches that?CBS Sports contract expert Joel Corry mentioned that Witherspoon’s four-year, $132 million extension includes $101.26 […]

Every day the negotiations drag on sends the message the Patriots don’t value Christian Gonzalez as a franchise player - The Boston Globe

Gonzalez is widely considered one of the top three cornerbacks in the NFL (along with Patrick Surtain and Derek Stingley).

Agent's Take: Why the Patriots and superstar Christian Gonzalez are embroiled in a contract impasse

Devon Witherspoon's record-setting deal reset the market, leaving the Patriots to work through cash-flow and guarantee benchmarks for their star cornerback before the season kicks off next week

Patriots captain anticipates Christian Gonzalez will become NFL’s highest-paid cornerback

FOXBORO -- The contract extension negotiations between the Patriots and star cornerback Christian Gonzalez have officially bled into Week 1 preparation for the Seahawks. And as the Patriots are now days -- not weeks or months -- away from Wednesday's NFL season opener, neither the team nor the player will confirm that Gonzalez will be on the field against the Seahawks.

Patriots takeaways: Will Christian Gonzalez play in Week 1 without a contract?

FOXBOROUGH – Will Christian Gonzalez play in the Patriots’ regular-season opener if he doesn’t have a new contract extension?

Mike Giardi Explains Where Patriots & Christian Gonzalez are “Butting Heads”

Despite Week 1 of the NFL season fast approaching, the New England Patriots still have several question marks on their roster, which was cut down to 53 players on Sunday. Mike Giardi takes you through the most recent developments with Christian Gonzalez and that contract extension that still hasn’t happened. He explains where the stumbling [...]