Although it took almost two months, Matthew Judon has a good chunk of change back in his possession.
Back in Week 1, the Patriots edge rusher was fined $10,300 by the NFL for an unnecessary roughness penalty. Earlier this week, he learned he won his appeal, so he gets the money back.
Judon took to Twitter to celebrate.
Speaking to reporters Thursday, he celebrated again.
“Oh yeah!” he said when asked about the appeal. “Yeah, man. I guess the good people at the NFL office see fit that they should give my money back, and I agree with them. So I thank them, and I thank that they took their time and they came out with a decision that I liked. But that’s just kind of how it is.”
Judon added: “Football is bang-bang and when you get to slow it down and you can actually see it and you can take a step back and take a very long, two-month look at it, they came out, like I said, with the decision that I liked. So I appreciate you, Jon Runyan, for going with what I thought you should do. So, thank you.”
Judon and the Patriots will take on the Panthers in Carolina this Sunday.
