FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots got good news on All-Pro cornerback Christian Gonzalez after the game.
Gonzalez left Sunday’s 24-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth quarter after Drake London made a 40-yard catch against him.
Gonzalez went into the blue medical tent where he was evaluated for a concussion immediately after leaving the field.
Gonzalez said he cleared the protocol and that he could have returned to the game if the Falcons had gotten the ball back, but the offense got the necessary first down late to run out the clock.
“I just landed, hit my head. Gotta be careful with that,” Gonzalez said. “But I’m good. ... I would have come back in, but the offense did what they needed to do and I didn’t have to come back on the field.”
Gonzalez led the Patriots with seven tackles (including six solo) and defended three passes.
London had nine catches for 118 yards and three touchdowns, some of which came against Gonzalez.
“He’s a talented receiver like a lot of receivers in this league,” Gonzalez said. “We had our battles. He won a couple. I won a couple. That’s the nature of this position.”
Gonzalez missed the Patriots’ first three games of the season with a hamstring injury, but returned against Carolina. New England is 6-0 in games he plays in.
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