New England Patriots star edge rusher Matthew Judon seems to be sick and bored with the stories about his present contract state of affairs.
Judon reportedly isn’t comfortable together with his Patriots contract as he’s set to enter the ultimate yr of his deal and receives a commission nicely beneath the highest gamers at his place with a $6.5 million base wage.
FOX Sports activities’ Henry McKenna wrote final week that Judon and the Patriots “will not be presently near agreeing to a brand new deal” and Boston Sports activities Journal’s Greg Bedard adopted up that report with extra data Saturday.
“What I do know is he could also be enjoying good publicly, and he has. He has mentioned the entire proper issues. And if you wish to imagine him, take him at his phrase, go proper forward. I’m not going to cease you,” Bedard mentioned on his “Greg Bedard Patriots Podcast.” “What I can let you know is from the folks I’ve talked to, he isn’t going to play beneath his present contract — not less than for the Patriots. I can’t discuss anyplace else, that’s my understanding. I don’t know precisely what’s been communicated to the group, however that’s my understanding.”
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Bedard’s report appeared to set Judon off with the four-time Professional Bowler going to social media to vent his frustrations.
“Earlier than y’all get on my ass I didn’t say that. In any respect,” Judon wrote on the X platform. “Don’t allow them to make me the villain.”
That is the second straight offseason by which Judon apparently desires a brand new deal. The Patriots appeased Judon by remodeling his contract final August, which gave him a large pay bump from $2 million to $14 million in assured cash for the 2023 season.
However with free company looming for Judon after this season, it will make sense he desires to be taken care of very similar to a lot of his teammates who’ve obtained extensions this offseason. The Patriots may be hesitant to offer extra money to Judon, who has 32 sacks in 33 video games with New England, or prolong him. He’s getting into his age-32 season and is coming off a torn biceps harm, which restricted him to 4 video games in 2023.
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As Bedard identified, the Patriots have choices in relation to Judon. They may give him one other quick pay bump or prolong him, but when they don’t wish to do this, they might search a commerce for Judon.
“All these choices I might assume are presently on the desk,” Bedard mentioned.
