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Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!
I have no idea how it happened, but the 2024 NFL season is just 21 days away. That’s right, it will be kicking off exactly three weeks from today. To celebrate that fact, we’ll be making a final record prediction for every team in today’s newsletter. Actually, that’s not completely true. We’ll only be doing the NFC teams today and then we’ll give our AFC predictions tomorrow.
Also, as you may or may not know, there was total chaos in the NFL yesterday with Matthew Judon getting traded and J.J. McCarthy undergoing season-ending surgery. We’ll be covering both of those things today, plus more, so let’s get to the rundown.
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1. Matthew Judon trade grades: Falcons land four-time Pro Bowler in trade with Patriots
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The drama between Matthew Judon and the Patriots is finally over. The four-time Pro Bowler is on his way to Atlanta after the Falcons pulled off a surprising trade for him on Wednesday.
Here’s a look at the trade details:
Falcons receive: Matthew JudonPatriots receive: 2025 third-round pick
Judon is headed into the final year of a contract that will pay him just $6.5 million in 2024 and he wanted the Patriots to give him a new deal that included a hefty raise. However, with Judon coming off a serious injury that caused him to miss 13 games last season, the two sides couldn’t agree on a contract number that worked. Although he reported to training camp in New England this year, he didn’t seem very happy about it. Instead of dealing with the drama, the Patriots decided to ship him off to Atlanta.
One interesting note here is…
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Author : John Breech
Publish date : 2024-08-15 17:01:24
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