Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is behind schedule and it's not a product of any setback.

Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer joined Early Edition on Tuesday night and shared intel as it relates to Gonzalez's injury-related absence.

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The Second Team All-Pro cornerback suffered a hamstring injury July 28 and has not played in a game this season. Gonzalez practiced for the first time last Wednesday ahead of New England's Week 3 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

"I've dug around on this the last couple of weeks and what I found is there wasn't a setback, which I think almost makes it worse," Breer said. "You know what I mean?"

Breer said the Patriots expected Gonzalez would be ready for the season ope

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