After an offseason of simmering trade rumors, the 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year might not only stay in New England, but could end up signing a contract extension.
Stephon Gilmore, 30, has been a pillar of the Patriots’ defense since arriving as a free agent in 2017. Yet at the outset of the 2021 offseason, it appeared his days with the Patriots were numbered.
Having restructured his contract in 2020, reports emerged that general managers considered it a “forgone conclusion” that the Patriots would trade Gilmore.
Recently, however, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer explained that not only is that sentiment potentially changing, but that New England may now work to keep Gilmore around for even longer.