FOXBORO, Mass. — New England Patriots rookie Christian Gonzalez already received praise for his performance in spring practices.
And now that the cornerback is onto his first NFL training camp, the acclaim for Gonzalez, who fell to the Patriots at No. 17 overall in this year’s draft, hasn’t stopped.
This time it was veteran Patriots corner Jonathan Jones impressed by what Gonzalez has brought to New England in the early going. The Patriots haven’t shied away from giving Gonzalez a full plate of responsibility, either. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Oregon product was on the field with the first team defense again Thursday for competitive periods, matching up with JuJu Smith-Schuster.