Player Signing OFFICIAL - Gonzo signed to extension

[LightSkinSmurf]

Great news to wake up to. Now let's go get this dub.

 

[mgteich]

There’s been no proof of us showing cheap tendencies since Bill left. In fact, quite the opposite. It was always overblown.

No, that situation existed for decades.

Kraft defers more than almost any team.

 

[JayNM]

I am glad that they didnt break the mold for him, just the bank.

Being the highest paid CB is deserved, what had me worried was the "tied to Cap" type contracts which would be too much. But this I like!

Congrats G0nzo!

 

[mgteich]

So, $156M over 6 years, $26M AAV, not breaking the bank. negotiated again after 4.

 

[scott99]

That cheap bastard Robert Kraft cheaps out again.

 

[n1997y]

Reiss has some good insights in his analysis, as usual.

Gonzalez and his team used … leverage points. The willingness to assume some injury risk and draw it out, when the Patriots were initially more of the aggressor in conversations going back to the spring, was a notable strategy.

This should be tattooed on the forehead of everyone claiming the Pats should have resigned Gonzo early, to remind them that the team tried, and it was the player that dragged it out to milk everything he could from the deal.

As a full participant in training camp, Gonzalez … raised the level of everyone around him, taking care of business -- on and off the field.

Gonzo demonstrated his value as a leader creating the kind of team culture Vrabes wants, and he got rewarded for it. This is part of what earned him the big payday. Holding out would not have been as good.

This is a statement type re-signing for the Patriots, ... QB Drake Maye is eligible for an extension next offseason.

Hopefully things don’t get this fraught with Drake, but don’t be surprised and upset if it does. It takes a lot to wring every last dime out of a multimillion dollar contract, if that’s what the player is committed to doing. I don’t expect it’s likely with Maye, but it’s certainly possible.

 

[Ross12]

I’m curious how much of it is tied into a signing bonus (paid now) vs guaranteed salary or guaranteed option bonuses (paid later at designated times). Reportedly, that was a point of contention and it will be interesting to see where things landed.

Still, good to see him back for a normal figure that is where you’d expect it to be and still makes him the highest paid. Now, this defense should really be locking teams down this season.

Btw, I edited the thread title for clarity.

 

[Ross12]

Reiss has some good insights in his analysis, as usual.


This should be tattooed on the forehead of everyone claiming the Pats should have resigned Gonzo early, to remind them that the team tried, and it was the player that dragged it out to milk everything he could from the deal.


Gonzo demonstrated his value as a leader creating the kind of team culture Vrabes wants, and he got rewarded for it. This is part of what earned him the big payday. Holding out would not have been as good.


Hopefully things don’t get this fraught with Drake, but don’t be surprised and upset if it does. It takes a lot to wring every last dime out of a multimillion dollar contract, if that’s what the player is committed to doing. I don’t expect it’s likely with Maye, but it’s certainly possible.

Maye’s demeanor just doesn’t strike me as a “bleed the team for every last dime” type of player but who knows. If it happens, it happens. But it would be great if he was the rare player to not be pushing for a record-setting contract. Could also see him being willing to structure it in a way where it lends itself to being re-done repeatedly along the way to help the team competitively and financially, like Mahomes’ contract. Long deal with a big figure attached but ultimately not that lucrative per year and the monetary structure is ripe for pushing around/back by adding more years every few years.

 

[Urgent]

Perfect.
Just slightly more than the recent record.
And he’ll hit free agency again at age 29, right?
This starts after the fifth-year option, the 2027 season, which was picked up in April of this year.
So as an extension, there’s the standard four-year rookie contract, 2023-2024-2025-2026.
Then the fifth year option, 2027.
Then the four year extension, 2028-2029-2030-2031.

I haven’t seen this clarified yet. That’s my understanding.

 

[resdubwhite]

Great to see him signed. Presume some of this becomes voidable years. Still should be plenty to manage the maye extension when it comes due. Question. Does extension kick in in 26 or 27?

 

[Triumph]

But but but the Kraft are cheap how could it be

Kraft is a liar too. Him and his shifty attorneys.

 

[thecore762]

This is great, without him the secondary would be in deep trouble. We saw what a huge playmaker he was over the last few seasons. He is the guy that locks the other teams top players.

This is a great deal, at the same time it gives Gonzo a safety blanket with all the guaranteed money so that he can look out for himself and his family should a terrible injury occur. I’m sure he is relieved. I’m sure he will remember this moment when he is up for the next big contract.

Now we need the team to perform well.

 

[TommyD4207]

I predict 80% of PF posters will be butthurt because either Gonzo got too much or he didn’t get enough. And fifty to sixty pages of vitriolic text will be posted about it by game time. It’s just the nature of the beast. That’s what makes it so entertaining. Best thing to watch this side of a dumpster fire.

I'm not butthurt, because they signed the player, and did the right thing.
Proof is in the details of course, but this flips the narrative.

(Also I wonder if Gonzalez was going to hold out, now)

 

[JayNM]

So, $156M over 6 years, $26M AAV, not breaking the bank. negotiated again after 4.

Have you read anything about when the extension is going to be in effect? I Couldnt find it...

Im assuming the 5 year option from his rookie contract is void and this take effect after this year

 

[Mack Herron]

 

[PatsFan2]

Great news Gonzo now basically a Patriot for life. Now we need to rid us of some bad contracts in 27. Our Drafts are going to be key going forward we have to hit on some future Starters.

 

[slash83]

It was essential he was locked up before heading into next offseason. His contract would’ve taken a backseat and rightfully so to Mayes, which all but guaranteed he would’ve been moved imo.

 

[Water Boy]

Thank God this soap opera is over...for now.

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

He was the best player on the field the last time they took the field!

Great that this is done.

But will cheap Bob Kraft pay Maye.......

 

[Triumph]

That cheap bastard Robert Kraft cheaps out again.

Concessions at Gillette are going up.

$17.00 for an Italian sausage with peppers and onions is highway robbery.