Why the Patriots needed Colombian Christian Gonzalez

The Oregon State cornerback was New England’s first-round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Jonathan Jonestwice champion power with the New England PatriotsHe stressed, on Wednesday, the necessity for the team to have a young man of the quality of the angle of Colombian origin Christian Gonzalez for the 2023 season.

“We needed it. We need help on deep defence. All the help we can get because we’ve seen a lot of turnaround in this position in the last few years,” he admitted. Joneswhich is more of a veteran corner than that expatriates for this campaign.

Winner of the editions L.I And LIII affiliate power He praised his team for recruiting Gonzalez 17th in the first round of this year’s draft to give greater security to a secondary defense that in 2022 ranked 16th out of 32 teams.

Christian Gonzalez He is 20 years old, and he was born in it Carrollton, Texas. His father is Colombian Hector GonzalezI played basketball with Bogota Pirates between 1996 and 2000; Thanks to his mathematical talent, he won a scholarship to study at University of TexasWhere his son was raised.

One of the main qualities Gonzalez is his speed. in the past Scouting Football Associationthe previous angle of Oregon Ducks The college football player impressed coaches and scouts by clocking 4.38 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a speed that makes him ideal for covering men.

Jones Make it clear that he will help as much as he can to adjust GonzalezOf the two other rookies the team got into the draft; Amir SpeedAnd Isaiah Bolden.

“I had a great group of players that I learned which made me understand what it means to belong to PatriotsNow it’s my turn to help, I’m not that old yet, and I know they noticed me. “They are hungry and I love being with them,” the 29-year-old cornerback explained.

Gonzalezwho is already training with the team, never misses an opportunity to show his love Colombia. He confirmed this during the draft this past April. After being selected by expatriates He took to the stage and opened his jacket to show off the lining in the colors of the Colombian flag.