The Patriots and cornerback Stephon Gilmore haven’t made any recent progress on their extension talks, according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. Gilmore told reporters recently that he’s not happy with his current contract, but also said that he wouldn’t demand a trade.
“I just want what I’m worth, however that plays out,” Gilmore said earlier this month. “Every player should be paid what they’re worth. That’s just how it is. Hopefully we can find some common ground and get it situated. I just know what I bring to the table and my style of play.”
Gilmore, 31 in September, is set to make just $7MM in base salary this season after a chunk of his money was advanced in 2020. In terms of average annual value ($13MM), the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year ranks as just the 13th highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. At the time of signing, his five-year, $65MM deal was plenty. Since then, the former Bills first-round pick has performed as one of the game’s premier cover men.
There’s mutual interest in a longer arrangement, since Gilmore was a first-team All-Pro in 2018 and ’19.However, questions persist about last year’s torn quad. Some believe that they can smooth things out with incentives for the current year, like they’ve done in the past for Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady. But, Breer hears that there hasn’t been much progress on that front either.
‘Every player should be paid what they’re worth. That’s just how it is.’
You signed the contract. Players demand ‘long term security’ and then are ticked off 2 years later to be no longer in top paid of your position. Agents like long term deals though!
‘Every player should be paid what they’re worth. That’s just how it is.’
so if you go to training camp and tear ACL and MCL will you give back salary because if you are hurt for the year you are worth a heck of a lot less.
Or better yet should albert haynesworth be giving back a bunch of money? was worth no where near what he was paid.
Wish I could go to my boss and say pay me what I am worth. Doesn’t everyone? Just another NFL Idiot who doesn’t participate in the real world. He signed the contract don’t be pissed another player was smarter and out negotiated you. Thanks for playing brah
Gilmore NEVER agreed to play for $7m in 2021. He and the Patriots agreed to move 2021 money into 2020 to give him a raise last season. They both knew when they did that they were creating a situation in 2021 that required attention. The Patriots don’t expect Gilmore to play for 7m. At the same time the solutions to the situation aren’t that much better. If they trade him they aren’t getting great capital in return. If they sign him to an extension I’m sure they believe his play will fall off way before it’s completed. Not sure how much in incentives they can add for one year. Under no circumstances do they want his 2021 cap number to go up from where it is now, somewhere around 17m
If every player was paid what they’re worth, I know a few who’d be paying their team.