Pro football player, Matthew Judon, is heading up a new concept in the previous Hard Rock Cafe called 9Nine Kitchen & Lounge. Judon is a linebacker for the New England Patriots, previously selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

New England Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon, a four-time Pro Bowler, has chosen Dallas for his first restaurant venture.9NINE Kitchen & Lounge will open in March 2024, and it will be located in Victory Park, in the building occupied by Hard Rock Cafe until 2019.

There's a high-profile restaurant with celebrity athlete ties coming to Dallas' Victory Park area: Called 9NINE Kitchen & Lounge, it's a new venture from football player Matthew Judon, a four-time Pro Bowl linebacker, set to open in the former Hard Rock Cafe space at 2211 N. Houston St.