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If Gonzalez returns to the form of 2007 and 2008, when he was a tough-to-defend slot receiver with the Colts, the benefits will be solid for the Patriots. If Gonzalez resembles more of the player who had trouble staying on the field in each of the last three seasons and had limited production, there is little lost because this figures to be a minimum-salary type of contract. In that sense, this reminds me of the Jabar Gaffney signing from 2006. When the Patriots signed Gaffney that year, during the season, the move was an afterthought. But soon enough, Gaffney became a key cog of the receiving corps, earning a contract extension. Maybe the same happens with Gonzalez. Maybe it doesn’t. But I can envision why the Patriots see value in taking a chance with the 2007 first-round draft choice (32nd overall).

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A league source Friday night said that the 30-year-old Lloyd and the Patriots were “close’’ to coming to a contract agreement. Once it’s finalized, the team could potentially have the outside-the-numbers receiving threat it has been lacking since Randy Moss was traded a quarter of the way into the 2010 season.

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