The news that the Seahawks and cornerback Devon Witherspoon reached agreement on a contract extension over the weekend was celebrated in Seattle and it caught the attention of many people in New England as well.
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is also in the market for a new deal and a common reaction to Witherspoon’s extension was that it paves the way for Gonzalez to get his own contract situation settled. Gonzalez has not been practicing for the last week, which the Patriots have said is due to a physical issue and head coach Mike Vrabel said on Monday that he thinks the corner’s case is not directly tied to Witherspoon.
“Everything is pretty unique to itself,” Vrabel said. “Whether that’s negotiations, players, the play that we’re running — certainly those are unique and individual situations. We’ll try to focus on Christian’s and I know he’ll focus on his own situation. We’ll continue to work through that and he’ll continue to try to improve and try to get back out on the field.”
Gonzalez and Witherspoon share an agent, so there’s some link between the cases of two players who will wind up at the top of the pay scale at the position even if it might not be as easy as dominos falling one after another. For now, though, Gonzalez remains off the field as the Patriots prepare for their Week 1 trip to see Witherspoon and the Seahawks.
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