The Patriots are trading outside linebacker Matthew Judon to Atlanta for a 2025 third-round pick, a source confirmed to the Herald’s Doug Kyed.

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Judon and the Patriots had been embroiled in a contract dispute this summer that resulted in the four-time Pro Bowler sitting out two of the team’s 14 training camp practices to date. Judon had been outspoken about his desire for a new deal and left practice on July 29, before returning to confront Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and director of player personnel Matt Groh on the field. Judon did not practice the following day.

The 31-year-old is in the final year of a recently restructured contract that left him with a non-guaranteed $6.5 million base salary this season. The Patriots and Judon agreed to new terms during a separate hold-in last summer, when the team took money he was scheduled to make in 2024 and moved it up to the 2023 season. Since then, under Wolf’s new leadership, the Patriots have signed several of Judon’s teammates to new extensions, something he noted in press conferences during training camp.

Judon most recently addressed his situation after one practice last week saying, among other things: “You gotta talk to (the front office), man. Like I said before, I would pay myself, and we would never talk about it. It’s not up to me. …I told y’all I want to stay here for the rest of my career. So, obviously that would equal more (money). I only got one year left, so with more years would come more money. That’s usually how contracts work. It’s not up to me, y’all. They come out here every day. You just don’t ask them questions.”

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo addressed Judon’s situation before Tuesday’s joint practice against the Eagles, noting Judon continued to practice and support his teammates during the team’s recent preseason opener against Carolina after his blowup on July 29.

“To me, it’s not everything that happened over the last week or two, it’s one day,” Mayo said. “I think we all, you know, have a bad day every once in a while. He was dialed in, he was excited for the players, and he was coaching them up over on the sideline. No complaints from me.”