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Age-old question looms over Patriots' promising first-rounder

FOXBORO -- What’s realistic for Christian Gonzalez in 2023?

On Tuesday, for the first time, we got a chance to watch the Patriots' first-round pick -- No. 17 overall -- work his craft on a Gillette Stadium practice field.

Holy hell, he looks good.

First off, dimensions.

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Wearing No. 50 (rookies don’t get normal numbers until later in the offseason), what stood out about Gonzalez first was his size.