Curran: "In my estimation... [Gonzo would like to] be treated as if he's at the table in 2027." [previous title: "say goodbye to gonzo"]

[borg]

NE may want to focus some of their negotiating energy on sweeteners that will get Gonzalez on the field for 17 games this season.

His $2.3 mill 2026 salary is a minute fraction of his target, so his financial loss would be minimal sitting out half a season.

Frankly, he has NE by the short hairs.
Good for him, crappy for the team.

It's rare for pro athletes to possess extreme leverage, so when you have it...............pounce.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

NE may want to focus some of their negotiating energy on sweeteners that will get Gonzalez on the field for 17 games this season.

His $2.3 mill 2026 salary is a minute fraction of his target, so his financial loss would be minimal sitting out half a season.

Frankly, he has NE by the short hairs.
Good for him, crappy for the team.

It's rare for pro athletes to possess extreme leverage, so when you have it...............pounce.

I would say how about you sweeten it with a new deal until then i got a tight hammy, oh that's healed i think i tweaked my back.

The obvious lies the team are feeding the media to make him look greedy doesn't help, you have to have a real low IQ to think he's actually asking for 18% of the cap like Bedard said.

You only have negotiating power if someone else is going to pay you it "resetting the market" would be asking for 35m, 36m, 18% of the cap is 54.2m you really think an agent is asking for 20m above market?