With the regular season rapidly approaching, Adam Schefter noted that a Patriots-Christian Gonzalez extension isn't a guarantee in 2026. Heading into the preseason, one of the biggest questions surrounding the New England Patriots is the long-term contract status of Christian Gonzalez. But it's interesting to me that yesterday they agreed in terms of Hunter Henry on a new contract extension. Article Continues Below“Now, as far as the Witherspoon (extension), you know, they're still in kind of a standoff trying to get that done. That's in a more advanced state than the Christian Gonzalez deal is.