Not like Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman completed his NFL profession having performed for just one NFL staff: the New England Patriots. That got here up throughout the first episode of Edelman and Gronkowski’s “Dudes on Dudes” podcast.
The tight finish gave Edelman an honest quantity of razzing throughout their premiere when he introduced up how Edelman did not comply with Brady and Gronkowski to Tampa Bay after successful three Tremendous Bowls collectively. Edelman had a reasonably comprehensible response: he was below contract, particularly a two-year, $18 million contract that ran by means of 2021.
Gronkowski nonetheless insisted Edelman might have loved an extended profession had he gone right down to Tampa and performed with Brady then Baker Mayfield, however Edelman firmly mentioned he needed to go down with the S.S. Invoice Belichick.
The total change:
Gronkowski: “I do know Tom referred to as you and was like, ‘Hey Jules, you wish to come to the Buccaneers?’ And also you mentioned ‘No, I am a Patriot for all times.’ You have been too cool for us, so Baker although, nah, he is a dude’s dude. He mentioned, ‘I ain’t too cool for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers —”
Edelman: “I used to be below contract, Rob.”
Gronkowski: “This can be a resurgence of my profession, which might have been a resurgence of your profession, Jules. Should you got here down, you’ll most likely nonetheless be enjoying with this man when you went to the Bucs.”
Edelman: “I needed to go down with the ship, buddy. I needed to go down with the goddamn ship. Have you ever seen ‘Titanic,’ the previous captain? You already know the violin man?”
All in all, it is about as critical an change as you’d anticipate from a Rob Gronkowski podcast. Not solely does Gronkowski ignore Edelman being legally obligated to play for the Patriots (although maybe he might have held out for a commerce), Gronkowski additionally leaves out that the now-38-year-old Edelman retired amid chronic knee woes. Mayfield most likely would not have mounted that.
Edelman was agency about his dedication to the Patriots on the time as nicely, saying he is a “one-team guy” when rumors began spreading once more. That did not cease Brady from joking that Edelman only stayed because he was afraid of Belichick.