‘GM of the yr?’: Matthew Judon drops cryptic tweet days after DeAndre Hopkins’ go to with Patriots

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Matthew Judon dropped one other tweet that received Patriots followers excited on Saturday. AP Photograph/Steven Senne

Matthew Judon might need dropped a touch on what’s happening with the Patriots’ pursuit of DeAndre Hopkins on Saturday afternoon.

The Patriots linebacker tweeted “GM of the yr?” on Saturday afternoon. As Hopkins visited the Patriots on Thursday, many individuals on Twitter instantly speculated if that’s what his tweet was about, questioning if the Patriots inked Hopkins to a deal.

Nonetheless, there doesn’t seem like a deal in place between the 2 events as of Saturday afternoon.

Nonetheless, Judon and the Patriots seem like making a heavy push to carry the All-Professional receiver to New England. Judon has tweeted about Hopkins at the very least 4 instances this offseason, with one tweet in March even stating that Hopkins was becoming a member of the Patriots. His most up-to-date tweet about Hopkins got here on June 10, a day after it was reported the Patriots have been assembly with the receiver.

That assembly came about on Wednesday and Thursday. When Hopkins visited the Patriots, he truly posted a picture of himself with Judon within the group’s locker room on Instagram, writing “La familia.”

Judon’s tweet on Saturday plus Hopkins’s put up on Thursday made it straightforward to marvel if Judon’s position as a “recruiter” labored.

However Judon downplayed his efforts on Twitter to carry Hopkins to the Patriots on Tuesday.

“You’re seeing all you’re going to get,” Judon mentioned. “I don’t run my Twitter, so I don’t know who be tweeting more often than not. In order that’s what I received for y’all.”

Judon didn’t wish to communicate a lot about Hopkins on Tuesday, shifting his focus towards gamers at present on the roster as a substitute.

“Come on, guys. If DeAndre Hopkins is a free agent, if I do know him as a pal or as a confidant, it doesn’t matter,” Judon mentioned. “He’s an incredible participant. He did wonderful issues, and wherever he lands, he lands. If it’s right here, it’s right here, after which we are able to speak about him.”

Though the Patriots’ go to with Hopkins “was optimistic on each side,” in keeping with MassLive’s Mark Daniels, it appears to be like like him signing this far forward of coaching camp can be a little bit of a shock. Hopkins is outwardly in “no rush” to signal a deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.