Last year, the Patriots gave cornerback Stephon Gilmore more money by moving a large chunk of his 2021 salary to 2020. Now that it’s 2021, that money is gone — and Gilmore wants it to be replaced, and then some.
So what will the Patriots do about it? In his excellent weekly look at all things Patriotic, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com considers the team’s precedent in such matters.
Most recently, the team placated the likes of tight end Rob Gronkowski and quarterback Tom Brady with incentive packages.