{"id":219591,"date":"2025-02-26T16:32:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=219591"},"modified":"2025-02-26T16:32:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:32:50","slug":"shocking-patriots-grant-5-5-sack-disruptor-davon-godchaux-to-seek-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/26\/shocking-patriots-grant-5-5-sack-disruptor-davon-godchaux-to-seek-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking: Patriots Grant 5.5-Sack Disruptor to Seek Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

After spending four seasons with the New England Patriots, the team is granting defensive tackle Davon Godchaux<\/a> permission to seek a trade. Originally selected fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the former LSU product enters a pivotal time to enter the trade portal as NFL Insider Ian Rapoport reports<\/a> that there are teams interested in the defensive tackle and new head coach Mike Vrabel is building a new regime in the defensive scheme. The Patriots are heading into a different which stems from the frustrations of firing previous head coach Jerod Mayo while installing former Detroit Lions defensive line coach Terrell Williams.<\/p>\n

Godchaux has not missed a single game during his stay with the Patriots but he wouldn’t have been able to mesh with Williams’ new scheme. Last year, the veteran was also named a trade candidate before the deadline but now he has the opportunity to start somewhere else fresh. Godchaux notched 67 tackles, 24 of which were solo and it was his second-most productive season, falling short of his 2019 season with the Miami Dolphins where he posted 75 tackles and two sacks.<\/p>\n

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The #Patriots<\/a> have given DT Davon Godchaux permission to seek a trade, sources say.<\/p>\n

There has been contact with interested teams, and the veteran is likely on the move given the team\u2019s defensive scheme shift. pic.twitter.com\/yMLiwkTWhQ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n