{"id":58635,"date":"2025-02-27T09:39:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T14:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=58635"},"modified":"2025-02-27T09:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T14:39:23","slug":"patriots-give-defensive-starter-permission-to-seek-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2025\/02\/27\/patriots-give-defensive-starter-permission-to-seek-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Give Defensive Starter Permission To Seek Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the new addition of head coach Mike Vrabel, there will likely be some changes in 2025 that will see roles diminish for certain players when it comes to the defensive side of the football.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve already seen one domino fall this offseason.\u00a0 The club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2025\/02\/20\/with-release-of-takitaki-patriots-begin-reshaping-roster\/\"><strong>recently parted ways with Sione Takitaki<\/strong><\/a>, and it appears the Patriots are also getting ready to potentially part with another.<\/p>\n<p>According to NFL reporter Ian Rapoport, defensive tackle Davon Godchaux <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1894838637746884880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>has been given permission by the team to seek a trade<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This news comes after Godchaux signed an extension last offseason, signing a two-year deal back on July 31, 2024.\u00a0 He had entered training camp in the final year of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2022\/07\/28\/patriots-camp-battles-godchaux-extension-and-morses-morsels\/\"><strong>the deal he signed back in 2022<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2024\/06\/25\/godchaux-speaks-out-looking-for-new-deal-before-camp-starts\/\"><strong>had made it clear he wasn&#8217;t happy playing out his current deal<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, DG, look, we want him here,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2024\/06\/12\/transcript-jerod-mayos-press-conference-6-12\/\"><strong>said then-head coach Jerod Mayo last June<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s one of our best players. 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We got guys, just to be honest, we got guys, some guys just being selfish,&#8221; said Godchaux.\u00a0 &#8220;Because guys, I get it, I mean, we\u2019re down, guys want to make plays. I get it, but everybody got to play. I\u2019m talking about defense. Everybody has to play as 11, and everybody has to sacrifice to do what\u2019s best for the team. I know some guys want to make plays when we\u2019re down, trying to get back in the game, but we got to just keep going as a team and play team defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Godchaux finding a landing spot certainly isn&#8217;t guaranteed.\u00a0 Rapoport reported that there has been contact with interested teams, but it&#8217;s unknown what the compensation might be.\u00a0 The Patriots absolutely have needs they need to fill this offseason, and any additional draft capital they can acquire is definitely needed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the fact they&#8217;re allowing him to find a possible new home definitely signals the fact changes are coming.\u00a0 For Godchaux, depending on how this ultimately unfolds, it sounds like he might not end up being a part of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to NFL reporter Ian Rapoport, defensive tackle Davon Godchaux has been given permission by the team to seek a trade.  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