Patriots top pick Christian Gonzalez eyes growth as rookies report

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can … Read more

Bill Belichick was ‘glad’ Christian Gonzalez was available for the Patriots to draft at No. 17

The New England Patriots picked Christian Gonzalez at No. 17 and while the team does not head into the draft with one player in mind, head coach Bill Belichick was happy that the cornerback was still on the board. Gonzalez was one of the top cornerbacks in the 2023 NFL Draft and the Patriots believe … Read more

PFF: Rams rookie TE Christian Sims is an UDFA to watch in 2023

After the 2023 NFL draft, the Los Angeles Rams signed a whopping 26 undrafted rookies. That brough their total to 40 first-year players, nearly doubling the size of their roster in a span of two days. No team offers their undrafted rookies a better opportunity to make a 53-man roster than the Rams, given their … Read more