The Official Gonzo Extension Watch Thread

[Water Boy]

What is his nickname?

Gonzo. As in another uniform next year.

 

[Uptown]

 

[1960Pats]

Gonzo. As in another uniform next year.

That's right but I hope you're wrong. Players like him don't come around very often.

 

[Uptown]

*In three less games..

Pay the man..

 

[JoeSixPat]

Still "not close" on extension talks apparently. This is not a good sign. If I'm Gonzo I consider sitting out with a faux hammy issue rather than playing for $2 million and risking injury and not getting his payday in an extension, although I guess he's got $18 million guaranteed already.

That won't be popular with fans or coaches, but the NFL is a business and tough to blame him for operating that way when teams do that alll the time. I think everyone in the NFL would understand that he's not really injured, but just positioning himself for an extension or trade and extension.

New England Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez Draws Contract Warning

The New England Patriots have spent the offseason treating Christian Gonzalez as a cornerstone they intend to keep.Greg Bedard introduced a more uncomfortable layer to the conversation Tuesday.During an NBC Sports Boston appearance shared on X, Bedard said there was “still a ways to go” in...

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[mgteich]

Does the team have any leverage at all?

Gonzo can simply come to camp and refuse to participate and risk injury until a there is a new arrangement. I don't think that there is a limit on this tactic. During the season he would lose 1/17 of his pittance of a salary, a low-cost insurance policy.

 

[Water Boy]

Does the team have any leverage at all?

Gonzo can simply come to camp and refuse to participate and risk injury until a there is a new arrangement. I don't think that there is a limit on this tactic. During the season he would lose 1/17 of his pittance of a salary, a low-cost insurance policy.

If he refuses to play, the team continues to retain his rights. You cant just sit out the term of your contract as a player.

 

[mgteich]

If he refuses to play, the team continues to retain his rights. You cant just sit out the term of your contract as a player.

Yes, the player used to have to show up willing to play Game 10. I don't know the current rule.

I don't think that he has to be willing to play Game One to lose the contract year.