Christian Gonzalez has had an excellent start to his NFL career and the league has noticed.
The league named the New England Patriots cornerback and former Oregon Ducks star as it Defensive Rookie of the Month for September, the NFL announced Thursday. The award culminates was has been a very good first month for the Patriots’ first-round pick (No. 17) in the 2023 NFL draft.
Gonzalez, through the first three weeks of the season, has played in 100% of the snaps on defense. He has been matched up against some of the best receivers in the NFL during the Patriots’ first three games of the season.