Patriots Daily: Godchaux and White Aren’t Helping Recruitment

Matthew Judon was an excellent player for the New England Patriots during his three seasons with the team. He received a Pro Bowl invite in each of his two healthy seasons. Judon racked up 32.0 sacks in 33 games and was a menace for the opposing teams’ passing plans. In addition to his work on the field, Judon acted as an unofficial recruiter away from it. He took to social media during free agency to recruit talent from around the NFL to come to New England. He was unsuccessful, but his efforts were commendable.

When the Patriots traded Matthew Judon to Atlanta earlier this month, they lost their unofficial assistant GM. While that role has not been filled yet, two players who should not be in the running are defensive linemen Davon Godchaux and Keion White.

Keion White on Chauxtalk

The pair talked on Godchaux’s YouTube channel, Chauxtalk. They discussed several topics, including fashion and White’s journey to the NFL. Godchaux said he liked being an underdog and was ready to “shock a lot of people this season.” White talked about transitioning from a tight end to becoming a defensive end at Old Dominion before transferring to Georgia Tech to finish his collegiate career.

However, it was the discussion on Massachusetts taxes that they should have kept quiet if they wanted to help attract more talent to New England.

“They say the tax money goes to the road and stuff, but the roads are still messed up,” said Godchaux.

“They got that extra 4% millionaires tax out here too,” said White.

“Massachusetts is bad when it comes to state tax,” said Godchaux. “I just heard Bill Belichick spoke about it on the Pat McAfee Show. It was hard to sign free agents in Massachusetts because of the state tax.”

Godchaux continued, “I mean, guys these days, if you can sign with a team with no state taxes, go ahead and sign with them because that’s more money in your pocket.”

While New England Patriots fans will appreciate the optimism and production of the two defensive studs, broadcasting the advantages of signing elsewhere should not be advertised if they hope to fill Judon’s role as unofficial team recruiter.

In all seriousness, everyone knows about the tax situation. The show is excellent and worth a watch. Check out the complete episode here:

Also in Friday’s Patriots Daily:

Patriots Fact of the Day

From one of my own posts: Only three defensive tackles in the NFL have recorded at least 55 tackles in each of the past three seasons: DeForest Buckner, Davon Godchaux, and Christian Wilkins.

Only 3 NFL defensive tackles have 55+ tackles in each of the past 3 seasons (2021-2023):

DeForest Buckner
Davon Godchaux
Christian Wilkins pic.twitter.com/PpPyzPpzG6

— Dan Kelley (@DanKelley66) April 9, 2024

Post of the Day

A tribute to Johnny Gaudreau, who tragically passed away along with his younger brother Matthew Gaudreau last night, courtesy of Shukri Wrights:

In loving memory of Johnny Gaudreau (1993-2024) pic.twitter.com/pozv6h795H

— Shukri Wrights (@ShukriWrights) August 30, 2024

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