The Patriots and Matthew Judon appeared to have a cordial relationship till the cross rusher was traded, however issues may not have been that method behind the scenes.
New England traded Judon to the Atlanta Falcons for a third-round choose after weeks of pressure concerning the 32-year-old’s want for a brand new contract. Head coach Jerod Mayo claimed issues have been mended between the edges, and regardless of his displeasure over how talks performed out, Judon was joyful to maneuver on.
It appeared like the principle sticking level was compensation, however Sports activities Illustrated’s Albert Breer painted an unpleasant image of how the Patriots group seen Judon.
“Judon was not as popular with the coaches and entrance workplace folks as you might need thought,” Breer stated on “Boston Sports activities Tonight” on Thursday, per NBC Sports activities Boston. “That was actually a part of it on the finish, was that they have been simply sick of him.
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“They felt like there was the public-facing Judon, after which there was Judon behind the scenes. The Judon behind the scenes had form of turn out to be a bit of little bit of an operator, and his act had worn skinny with folks contained in the constructing. And it’s one thing that was a problem in Baltimore, too, fairly truthfully.”
New England spent nearly all of the offseason re-signing key gamers. Judon was the lone notable participant to not obtain his much-desired extension, in contrast to Davon Godchaux, who additionally had a contract dispute on the identical time however acquired his resolved. Judon beforehand stated he would play out the ultimate 12 months of his contract with out an extension, nevertheless it shortly turned clear that may not be the case.
“It’s not saying he’s a foul man, however there was a few of this form of cheerleader stuff on social media that lots of people within the group would roll their eyes at,” Breer stated. “After which when he turned an issue this summer time, there was, ‘All proper, what will we do to maneuver him off the roster now? As a result of we’re making an attempt to construct a brand new program, and we don’t need this hovering over us.’ So, I feel there’s a bit of bit extra to the Judon commerce than simply the contract state of affairs.”
The Patriots must determine a substitute for Judon earlier than the common season begins in addition to one for Christian Barmore who’s out indefinitely resulting from blood clots. And it is going to be a wait-and-see relating to how the Judon commerce pays off for New England.
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