Patriots LB Matthew Judon ends discussions about him leaving New England with reference to ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Bleacher Report recently crafted a trade proposal that would reunite Judon with the Baltimore Ravens, prompting the star defensive player to respond on social media.
It appears Matthew Judon isn’t planning on playing for another team any time soon.
The Patriots’ star linebacker put an end to the idea that’s been floating around social media, which stems from a trade proposal that would ship him out of New England.
Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine published a story on Friday titled ‘Potential NFL Trade Packages for Players Who Need A Fresh Start.’ Judon was included in the story as Ballentine wrote about the idea of sending the player and two seventh-round draft picks to the Baltimore Ravens for two fifth-round selections.
Judon’s response to this idea? On X, he shared a GIF from “The Wolf of Wall Street” where Leonardo DiCaprio’s character yells “I’m not (expletive) leaving!”
Before that, he replied to Tony Jefferson, a former Ravens player, who quoted a post regarding the trade proposal saying they hope Judon will come “home.”
Judon responded with a few simple words: “Now me and you both know.”
In other words, the linebacker is saying there’s no way he’s leaving the Patriots to reunite with Baltimore.
In the story, Ballentine lays out a couple of reasons why the Patriots could want to deal Judon. First, he explains that Judon hasn’t attended this year’s OTAs and says other defensive players could work to take his spot in his absence this spring. Then, Ballentine writes that Judon has a better chance at winning a Super Bowl with his former team compared to the rebuilding Patriots.
However, the player’s intentions behind opting out of OTAs are unknown. Judon didn’t attend OTAs in 2023, either, and he didn’t participate with the team during mandatory team workouts and training camp before receiving a raise in August.
As for Judon’s desire to win? Earlier this month, he publicly expressed his excitement about playing under first-year head coach Jerod Mayo and achieving his goals as a Patriot.
“We not trying to rebuild. This isn’t post-apocalypse. We just got a new coach,” he said on James White’s “The Money Down Podcast.” “I’m out for a vendetta. I got stuff I wanna get done in my career. Personally, I’m on all B.S. all year long. I’m about to turn the dial back.”
Judon seems to be ready to bounce back after missing the majority of last season with a torn bicep. He doesn’t sound like a player with intentions of playing the 2024-25 season elsewhere.
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