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Christian Gonzalez Injury: Patriots CB Out vs. Raiders

September 5, 2025 David Thompson Sports
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  • -- New England Patriots starting cornerback Christian Gonzalez won't play in Sunday's season opener‍ against⁢ the Las Vegas ‍Raiders as of a hamstring injury, head coach Mike Vrabel...
  • Gonzalez, who⁣ was a second-team All-Pro in 2024, sustained the injury in practice⁣ on July 28 while covering wide receiver Stefon Diggs on a crossing route.
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  • Mike Reiss Sep 5, 2025, 01:31 pm

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      ‍ ‍ Mike Reiss is an ⁤NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England⁢ Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots as 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter‍ of the year by the ⁢National Sports Media Association.

Patriots Cornerback Christian Gonzalez to Miss season ⁣Opener with Hamstring Injury

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots starting cornerback Christian Gonzalez won’t play in Sunday’s season opener‍ against⁢ the Las Vegas ‍Raiders as of a hamstring injury, head coach Mike Vrabel said Friday.

Gonzalez, who⁣ was a second-team All-Pro in 2024, sustained the injury in practice⁣ on July 28 while covering wide receiver Stefon Diggs on a crossing route. He pulled up, holding the back of his left leg, and hasn’t practiced as.