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How Matthew Judon’s Perception Of ‘Weirdo’ Patriots Has Changed

“That’s what I was thinking. I ain’t really never met ya’ll at any other social event or nothing. I ain’t never seen like a Patriots player out. So, I was like, ‘Man, these dudes are weirdos.’ I ain’t never met none of ya’ll in the offseason. I come from Granite Valley so I don’t really know ya’ll like that or have connections like that.”

It didn’t take long for Judon to realize the Patriots were different than he expected. The first two Patriots he said he met were Deatrich Wise and Matthew Slater, and Wise’s “quirky” presence along with the respect he quickly gained for the well-spoken Slater helped ease him into his new surroundings.