{
  "id": 6394531,
  "title": "Devon Witherspoon responds to Christian Gonzalez trumping his historic deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/devon-witherspoon-responds-to-christian-gonzalez-trumping-his",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T07:20:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/devon-witherspoon-responds-christian-gonzalez-072029672.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Christian Gonzalez has secured a historic $135m, four-year contract with the New England Patriots, surpassing the previous record held by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon. Witherspoon, who previously became the highest-paid cornerback with a £132m, four-year deal, expressed his respect for Gonzalez despite the title change. In a statement, Witherspoon said, \"A guy like that, the talent he possesses, the things that he can do for you on defense, that should be a no-brainer, bro. They just need to do right by my dog, take care of him.\" Both cornerbacks are elite defenders, but their salaries have moved beyond players like Patrick Surtain II.",
  "summary": "The wait has finally come to an end for Christian Gonzalez after he was rewarded with his record-breaking new deal by the New England Patriots. Whether the contract stand-off has had any effect on his preparations for Wednesday’s game in Seattle remains to be seen.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}