FOXBOROUGH, MA - DECEMBER 02: Stephon Gilmore #24 of the New England Patriots reacts during the first half against the Minnesota Vikings at Gillette Stadium on December 2, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
The New England Patriots project to be one of the most active teams once free agency gets underway next week, and that has largely distracted from cornerback Stephon Gilmore’s messy contract situation, which has been an offseason theme for two consecutive years now.
There was talk last offseason of the Patriots shopping Gilmore and that narrative continued up to the 2020 trade deadline before a string of injuries, including season-ending quad surgery, derailed any possibility of a deal coming to fruition.