Patriots lock up Christian Gonzalez as highest-paid NFL cornerback just before season opener at Seattle

The headlines around NFL circles are blaring that Christian Gonzalez has become the highest-paid cornerback in the league's history and that is accurate and sounds consequential but it comes with a little secret:

Everyone expected this.

Gonzalez early Tuesday morning agreed to a four-year extension worth $135 million with the New England Patriots that includes $102 million in guaranteed money. Gonzalez confirmed the deal and its numbers on Instagram.

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