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New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez doesn't want to negotiate through the media.
If you haven't been paying attention, the fourth-year cornerback has steadily held that position throughout the offseason. Patriots owner/chairman Robert Kraft took the opposite approach ahead of the club's first training camp practice, publicly revealing that they were ready to dish out the biggest contract in franchise history to retain his services while (almost definitely) intentionally failing to mention how much guaranteed money would be involved and whether or not it would come before or after other cornerbacks are extended.
Gonzalez seemingly saw right through that, and has held firm on his stance.
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“I’m not gonna get into that through the media," Gonzalez said on Thursday, as transcribed by CLNS' Mike Kadlick. " … we’ll figure it out.”
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Gonzalez could have signed two weeks ago and become the highest-paid player in franchise history -- though that contract would only need to include $52 million in guaranteed money to surpass defensive lineman Milton Williams. If he wants to surpass other cornerbacks, the organization would need to commit to more than $102 million in guarantees to surpass Los Angeles Rams cornerback Trent McDuffie.
Do you see how those two things are different?
It'll remain to be seen just how long these conversations extend throughout training camp, though the youngster has been a full participant in training camp practices.
The Patriots won't want him to gain leverage by playing out the string, so it's important that they wrap things up over the next couple of weeks. Just don't do it through the media.
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