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Julian Edelman spent his academic years as a quarterback, first at the College of San Mateo in California before being transferred to the state of Kent. But in his 10-year professional career, Edelman has proven himself in the NFL as a Hall of Fame receiver.
"Have I ever thought I would be an NFL receiver?" Edelman said of his university days. "At the time, I did not do it … I was just trying to help Kent State win some baseball games, I really did not think about that."
Now 32, with 10 catches for 141 yards in Sunday's 13-3 win against the Los Angeles Rams, Edelman won his third Super Bowl and is the seventh catcher to win the Super Bowl. That comes after he missed all of last season because of a torn ACL and the first four games of this season for breaking the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances.
"I was not focused on that," Edelman said of his performance. "I was just trying to go out and have a good week of practice and do my job, sometimes the cookie crumbles this way."
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said, "Julian always offers us this kind of games – challenging games, difficult shots, badists, badists for a few extra strands, the third goal. He did a remarkable job. "
New England's seventh round pick in the NFL draft in 2009, Edelman did it all: he covered shots on goal, shots on goal, the receiver played, the outside receiver and the defender of the machines. under.
And Sunday, he was there when the Patriots need him again.
"It's a fighter, man, that kid," Sunday quarterback Patriots Tom Brady said. "He is – I'm so proud of him – he has been an incredible player for this team in the playoffs and he just consoled himself, once again, in the history of the NFL for his achievements."
Edelman said that Brady was like a brother to him.
"He helped me so much," he said. "He has contributed immensely to me mentally mentally by his actions and by his situation as a football player, professional, father and father.It is an honor to play with a guy like that."
In addition to already having the second-largest number of receptions in his playoff history, Edelman is now second all-time in the playoff reception yards. He just drags the legendary Jerry Rice in both categories.
"Oh man, I'm so proud of Jules," said Chris Hogan, receiver of the Patriots. "I do not have many words to describe what Julian did today, where he was, what he had to fight and what he had to overcome – I I'm really proud of him. "
In a low-scoring game – the combined 16 points of the Patriots and Rams were the worst games in Super Bowl history – Edelman was the star, scoring a Super Bowl record with seven first-time receptions to catch a pbad in the fourth quarter of New England, which led to the touchdown of the game.
"My name was called, I was asked to do some plays and we were able to do it," Edelman said.
He admitted, however, that it would be hard to imagine everything he's accomplished with his unlikely trip to the NFL.
"I'm going to live a dream, so it's pretty surreal at the moment," Edelman said. "I think it's all for one reason, I've always been taught as a young boy that you always have to work hard, work as hard as you can, give extra time, and see where it goes. will happen."
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