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Thursday, March 9, 2017, was a big day for Stephon Gilmore. 

That date, of course, was the opening of the 2017 free agency period, the day on which Gilmore signed a five-year, $65 million contract with his new team, the New England Patriots. That contract made him one of the highest-paid cornerbacks in the NFL (it ranks fifth at the position in total cash, seventh in average annual value, and second in money guaranteed at signing) and represented a significant raise over both his rookie contract and his fifth-year option. 

But March 9 was also a big day in the Gilmore household for another reason: Gilmore’s wife, Gabrielle, gave birth to the couple’s daughter that very same day.  

There’s no way to prove that Gilmore named his daughter after the wife of his new quarterback (Tom Brady is famously married to supermodel Gisele Bundchen), nor is there any evidence of a motivation to do so, but it’s safe to say that for both Patriots, Gisele is one of the most important women in their lives.