Stephon Gilmore is not happy with his contract, and he let the New England Patriots know last week. The former NFL Defensive Player of the Year decided to skip mandatory minicamp in an apparent form of protest over the lack of a long-term perspective.
But while Gilmore is looking for a new deal, his old one is still among the very best in the league — at least from the team’s perspective. Pro Football Focus’ Brad Spielberger came to this conclusion in a recent analysis of the best deals in football. The focus of this exercise was to look at “the value they’ve provided since signing the contract, and the value at signing compared to our expectation based on past performance.