Murray: Time to move on and trade Matthew Judon

On Thursday's Felger & Mazz program, the guys react to training camp comments from Matthew Judon relating to his contract status. Dec 17, 2023; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon (9) greets fans before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium. Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Time to Trade Judon? Parts of conversation abbreviated for clarity. Felger: That was quite a new thing for us. After 24 years of Belichick telling the players, “We don't talk about contracts around here.”   Matthew Judon took 9 minutes after practice yesterday belly aching. There's nothing bad that he said. And I thought he was open about everything.  But anyway, as Ben Bolin writes, Judon called an impromptu media session. He wasn't even scheduled to talk to the media. Usually, they have certain guys set aside every day, on a schedule. For example, “so and so” will be addressing the media after practice. Judon wasn't on that list, and he did it himself.   Volin writes, “Judon called an impromptu media session after practice. And for nearly 9 minutes, was an open book about his dissatisfaction with his contract.”  Murray, your thoughts?  Jim Murray: I just think this is the clearest sign of change between the Jerod Mayo regime and Belichick. That never would have happened a year ago under Bill, because Belichick always ran the operation like North Korea. No info in, no info out—from any of the players.   And now yesterday, Judon stands there yammering on for like 9 minutes about his contract. On the one hand, I kind of commend him, that takes balls. But on the other hand, things are just a free-for-all all down there. It's going to be smiles, grab ass, and open griping to the media.   He’s not happy about his contract because he's one of the “have-nots” while the rest of the team feels like “haves.”   I'm sorry I said before that they should trade him. He missed 14 games last year. To me, he's on the wrong side of 30. He's going to be 32. That's kind of old in the league for his particular position.   He disappears every single December since he's been here. So instead of coming out ready, he comes out whining. You signed the deal you signed. Now you want more? What did you do to deserve more when you missed 14 games last year? So, they should trade him.  Segment Audio https://omny.fm/shows/felger-massarotti-1/time-to-trade-matthew-judon-felger-mazz/embed?size=square Ryan Beaton is a producer for 985thesportshub.com. You can follow Ryan at @ry_beaton on Twitter. Listen to Felger and Mazz from 2-6 every Monday-Friday on 98.5 The Sports Hub, with hosts Mike Felger, Tony “Mazz” Massarotti, and Jim Murray “Big Jim”. You can listen live in the Sports Hub App and subscribe to their podcasts here. Follow @FelgerAndMazz on Twitter to keep up with the show!