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"WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots NewsPatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots create $5.67 million in salary cap space by altering Stephon Gilmore’s contractNew Joejuan Williams Jersey Boys ,177commentsNew England creates some financial wiggle room.EDTShareTweetShareSharePatriots create $5.67 million in salary cap space by altering Stephon Gilmore’s contractChristopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsWith free agency slowing down, the New England Patriots found themselves among the teams with the least financial wiggle room in the NFL: according to the Boston Sports Journal’s Miguel Benzan, the club entered the day only $2.54 million under the salary cap. Needless to say that moves were needed to create some more space — and it looks as if the reigning world champions did just that.As first reported by ESPN’s Field Yates, the Patriots created an additional $5.67 million in cap space for the 2019 season by converting $8.5 million of cornerback Stephon Gilmore’s $9.5 million base salary into a signing bonus. The move, brings the Patriots’ cap number up to roughly $8.21 million now while simultaneously increasing Gilmore’s cap charges for the remainder of his contract — i.e. the 2020 and 2021 seasons.Moves like this one are not uncommon in the NFL, and beneficial to both the club and the player. New England generates more financial flexibility Youth Irving Fryar Jerseys , especially considering that the team is reportedly looking to re-sign free agent kicker Stephen Gostkowski. Gilmore, meanwhile, sees an additional $3.5 million of his salary become fully guaranteed — $5.0 million already reached that status last week.It is also not the first time the NFL’s best cornerback sees his deal altered: in October last year, the Patriots converted $4.95 million of his base salary into a fully guaranteed roster bonus that was prorated over a four-year span. Van Noy has already flipped the page to the upcoming season."WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots Off-Season CoverageKyle Van Noy and the Patriots defense are already on to the 2019 seasonNew,3commentsRelated: Flipping through Kyle Van Noy’s catalog of sacked quarterbacksEDTShareTweetShareShareKyle Van Noy and the Patriots defense are already on to the 2019 seasonDale Zanine-USA TODAY SportsThe New England Patriots are no strangers to seeing their season extend into February: 2018 was the third straight year — and fourth in the last five — that saw the Patriots advance all the way to the Super Bowl. Three months removed from ending their season in the best possible fashion, but later than 30 other teams Irving Fryar Jerseys Stitched , the world champions are back at work: the 2019 campaign and its offseason workout program are already in full swing.“We’re used to it by now, to have a little shorter break,” said linebacker Kyle Van Noy about the Patriots’ workout rhythm following another playoff run. Van Noy spoke to reporters yesterday about getting the necessary work in at this time of the year and laying the foundation for the next challenge ahead: becoming the first team to defend its title since the Patriots did it after their victory in Super Bowl 38, fifteen years ago.Van Noy is one of the most experienced players on a New England defense that is coming off a Super Bowl performance for the ages. However, he is quick to point out that the team is aware that the page needs to be turned to a new season rather quickly. “We’re definitely not satisfied,” he said. “If you guys saw how we’re working right now you’d be pretty impressed with the grit and the tenacity we’re showing this offseason already.”“We have a lot of guys here that are motivated for greatness — not just with the coach but with the players Infant Yodny Cajuste Jersey ,” the 28-year-old continued. “In every room you have a veteran like a [Devin] McCourty and a [Patrick] Chung and a [Dont’a] Hightower. Those guys are motivated, and so are the young guys: the young guys are ready to prove they can play, that goes offensively and defensively. And you got veteran guys that hold that standard and they do a really good job.”One of the veteran guys is Van Noy himself: in his third offseason with the Patriots since they acquired him via trade from the Detroit Lions, he knows the routine and what needs to be done to properly prepare for the grind that lies ahead. “I had the time of my life [after the Patriots’ Super Bowl win], but now I’m focused already on another season and I want to win again,” he said when speaking about looking forward at this point in time.For him personally Yodny Cajuste Jersey Draft , this means following the Patriots’ old mantra: do your job — something Van Noy has done ever since his arrival in New England. It has allowed him to become a versatile mainstay of the Patriots defense, and playmaker at the linebacker position. “At the end of the day, I’m just trying to win and do my part and do whatever is asked. Whether it’s to rush, cover, do it all: just help out the defense the best as possible,” he noted.Of course Yodny Cajuste NFL Jersey , the time away from football following the Super Bowl certainly helped the defense as well as it sets its sights on the 2019 season. “I think everyone is rejuvenated,” said Van Noy. “We’re ready for a new challenge.”