The Patriots Have Traded Matthew Judon to Atlanta for a 3rd Round Pick

You might think the life of a Barstool blogger is all cream cheese. But let me tell you, my friend, it’s a grind. It’s 25 hours a day, eight days a week. I just drove two hours across state lines to take part in the Hampton Beach Comedy Festival. Only to find myself a mile from the venue when I got this news. And here I am blogging it from backstage. This life is not for everybody.

But my travails are not the point here. What matters is that the Patriots have just lost one of the best free agents signings of the Bill Belichick era. And unquestionably the best patriots player since Tom Brady left. A high energy, productive, 3-down defender, who seemed like a great teammate. But who, without a doubt was a fan favorite. Bringing the same positive energy to every training camp practices as he did to games.

And why we gotten to this point? Not because he didn’t want to play here. Just the opposite. He not only signed after Brady left in the dynasty was clearly over, he said repeatedly he wanted to retire in New England. But he won’t get that chance, because they couldn’t agree on a number. It’s a simple as that. Even though they still have a mountain range of salary cap room. End of handed out contracts to virtually every other veteran on the team. Including limited role players like Josh Uche. But there was no money for Judon. Go figure.

I will have more thoughts in the morning. For now, though, the knee-jerk reaction is that this sucks.