No agreement has been reached between Matt Judon and the Patriots as he approaches the final year of his current contract. To little surprise, teams around the NFL are looking into a potential acquisition. 
New England has received trade inquiries from “multiple teams,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports. The four-time Pro Bowler has not been a full participant in training camp this summer, although he recently resumed practicing on a daily basis. Judon wants to finish his career with the Patriots, but no deal on an extension or an upgraded pact for 2024 appears to be imminent.
As Fowler’s report confirms, New England made an offer earlier this summer. That was rejected by Judon, who is due $7.5MM for the coming season. The top of the edge market is much higher than that, and while the soon-to-be 32-year-old will not command a deal near the top of the pecking order his production suggests he could be due a raise. Judon has recorded 32 sacks in 33 games as a member of the Patriots.
A biceps injury limited the former fifth-rounder to four games last season, something which has hurt his leverage in contract talks. To little surprise, though, Judon has expressed frustration with his situation this offseason, one in which the Eliot Wolf-Jerod Mayo regime has retained a slew of in-house players. Defensive tackle Davon Godchaux was similarly upset with his deal until an extension was worked out.
New England currently has nearly $45MM in cap space, and the team sits third in terms of projected 2025 finacial flexibility. A raise for Judon in the short term or a deal making him one of the Patriots’ higher-paid players in the long term is therefore feasible, but it remains to be seen if either commitment will be made. While that question remains unanswered, it will be interesting to monitor how aggressively outside suitors pursue a trade and how willing New England is to listen to offers.
Might be the best deal for Aiyuk. Judon and a third and fifth for Aiyuk in San Fran
Aiyuk not going to the pats. They offered him a 32 million per year extension, and he said no
Allegedly…..
maybe NE & Jets should swap disgruntled DEs… Reddick (who is a few years younger) for Judon (assuming he’d play on a 1 yr sweetened deal)
Trade him for a legit LT…yeah, I know. Not going to happen. It’s the Pats biggest need currently.
In a perfect world for New England, this would be the solution to a different 49er holdout, but that it is not. Maybe the Pats were trying for the wrong 49er.
In all seriousness, though, there really aren’t any LTs on the market right now. I don’t doubt that the Patriots will watching the early season cuts very closely, because that probably is their best bet right now for an addition of any kind. I don’t see the harm in extending Judon, for his part, but I don’t know what his demands are. The Patriots have a lot of money that they’re not using, though, and play in a division with three good quarterbacks.