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Sounds like Gilmore is on the market but the Pats have not been able to trade him...
It doesn’t sound like his name came up nearly as frequently as it did in 2020, though. The Patriots have never been close to trading Gilmore, according to another source.
There are several reasons why a trade hasn’t made sense for any party. First, other teams have been reluctant to give the Patriots a high draft pick and then pay Gilmore – who turns 31 on Sunday and is in the final year of his contract – near top-of-the-market money. Big-money deals are widely considered the exception for cornerbacks on the wrong side of 30, and that reluctance was exacerbated with Gilmore missing all of training camp and the preseason.
Similarly, the Patriots haven’t been interested in just giving away the 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year who continued to play at a high enough level in 2020, according to league evaluators.
Here’s what’s worth wondering: When the Patriots are negotiating with in-house free agents in the offseason – and the player believes he is worth more than they’re willing to pay – it’s not uncommon to tell the player to test the market and return with their best offer. (Sometimes, the strategy works. Sometimes, it doesn’t.)
So as Gilmore desires a raise, are the Patriots factoring in the lack of trade interest in their own line of negotiations? Are they taking a harder approach because they don’t believe Gilmore will get the deal that he covets? The Darius Slay comparison (three years, $50.5 million) has been floated multiple times.
Right now, those questions remain unanswered, but the dots are worth connecting.
Baker Mayfield’s contract talks. Stephon Gilmore as a trade chip? What I’m hearing around the NFL
Mayfield and the Browns remain in a holding pattern with his contract extension. So far, each side has been comfortable with that approach.
theathletic.com
Baker Mayfield’s contract talks. Stephon Gilmore as a trade chip? What I’m hearing around the NFL
Mayfield and the Browns remain in a holding pattern with his contract extension. So far, each side has been comfortable with that approach.
theathletic.com
Corner still on the market
Before the Patriots placed cornerback Stephon Gilmore on the reserve/physically unable to perform list last month, his name again arose in trade circles, according to a source.It doesn’t sound like his name came up nearly as frequently as it did in 2020, though. The Patriots have never been close to trading Gilmore, according to another source.
There are several reasons why a trade hasn’t made sense for any party. First, other teams have been reluctant to give the Patriots a high draft pick and then pay Gilmore – who turns 31 on Sunday and is in the final year of his contract – near top-of-the-market money. Big-money deals are widely considered the exception for cornerbacks on the wrong side of 30, and that reluctance was exacerbated with Gilmore missing all of training camp and the preseason.
Similarly, the Patriots haven’t been interested in just giving away the 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year who continued to play at a high enough level in 2020, according to league evaluators.
Here’s what’s worth wondering: When the Patriots are negotiating with in-house free agents in the offseason – and the player believes he is worth more than they’re willing to pay – it’s not uncommon to tell the player to test the market and return with their best offer. (Sometimes, the strategy works. Sometimes, it doesn’t.)
So as Gilmore desires a raise, are the Patriots factoring in the lack of trade interest in their own line of negotiations? Are they taking a harder approach because they don’t believe Gilmore will get the deal that he covets? The Darius Slay comparison (three years, $50.5 million) has been floated multiple times.
Right now, those questions remain unanswered, but the dots are worth connecting.