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Julian Edelman
New England Patriots
Personal information
Born: (1986-05-22) May 22, 1986 (age 38)
Redwood City, California
Career information
College:Kent State
NFL draft:2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 232
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-MAC (2006)
  • Kent State University Offensive Player of the Year (2006)
  • AFC champion (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2011
Receptions:48
Receiving yards:479
Total return yards:658
Total touchdowns:3

Julian Francis Edelman (born May 22, 1986) is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played university football for Kent State as a quarterback. He also played Junior College football for the College of San Mateo Bulldogs. It is interesting to note that NFL Alumni John Madden, of the Oakland Raiders & Bill Walsh, of the SF 49ers, both played & coached at the College of San Mateo early in their careers. Bill Walsh retired from the 49ers & became the Athletic Director at Stanford University. (Ref. the College of San Mateo Football & Sports Hall of Fame websites for info on Walsh, Madden & others).

Early years

Edelman was born in Redwood City, California, the son of Angie and Francis Edelman.[1] He has Jewish ancestry on his father's side, and was raised a Christian.[2][3] He was the quarterback for Woodside High School in Woodside, California. As a senior in 2004, he led the Wildcats to a 13–0 record. During his high school career, he had 2,237 yards and 29 touchdowns passing, in addition to 964 yards and 13 touchdowns rushing.

College career

After high school, Edelman spent a year at the College of San Mateo before transferring to Kent State University, where he majored in business management. At Kent State, Edelman was a three-year starter at quarterback. His senior year, he was the Golden Flashes' leading passer, completing 56% of his passes (153 of 275 passes for 1,820 yards) throwing 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He was also their leading rusher, gaining 1,370 yards on 215 attempts (an average of 6.4 yards per carry) and scoring 13 touchdowns. His total offense broke Joshua Cribbs' single-season school record, set in 2003.[4] He also punted four times, and played safety on the punt coverage team.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Edelman was "suprisingly" not invited to the 2009 NFL Combine; at his pro day, he recorded a 20-yard short shuttle time of 3.92 seconds, which was faster than any player at the Combine. In addition, he ran the 40 Yard Dash in 4.52 seconds, had a vertical jump of 36 1/2", a standing broad jump of 10'3", and ran the 3 Cone drill in an impressive 6.62 seconds.

New England Patriots

Pre-draft

The New England Patriots, which had conducted private workouts with Edelman before the 2009 NFL Draft, selected him in the seventh round (232nd overall), ahead of Michigan State quarterback Brian Hoyer, who joined the Patriots as a free agent. Several analysts have suggested that the Patriots may have selected Edelman for his potential in a Wildcat formation.[5][6] On July 16, 2009, Edelman signed a four-year contract with the Patriots that included a $48,700 signing bonus.[7]

2009 season

Edelman scored his first professional points on August 13, 2009, in a pre-season game with the Philadelphia Eagles returning a punt 75 yards for a touchdown, and made the team over former Eagles wide receiver Greg Lewis, for whom the Patriots had given up a fifth-round draft pick in 2009.

Edelman sat out the Patriots' Week 1 game against the Buffalo Bills with an ankle injury, but was activated for, and made his first career start in, the Patriots' 16–9 loss in Week 2 against the New York Jets, which was also the first game Wes Welker has missed since Welker became a Patriot in 2007. Edelman led all receivers with eight receptions for 98 yards, and added 38 yards on two kickoff returns and 2 yards on a punt return, for a total of 138 all-purpose yards.

Edelman broke his arm in the Patriots' 59–0 rout of the Tennessee Titans, and did not accompany the Patriots on their trip to London to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At the time of his injury, Edelman was leading all rookies with 21 receptions. He returned for the Patriots' Week 10 game against the Indianapolis Colts, where he scored his first official NFL touchdown on a 9-yard reception from Brady.

When Welker was sidelined for the season after tearing his ACL and MCL against the Houston Texans, Edelman was once again called on to fill Welker's role; Edelman caught 10 of the 15 passes thrown to him for 103 yards, the first 100-yard game of his NFL career. He finished the regular season with 37 receptions for 359 yards and one touchdown.

In the Patriots' Wild Card playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Edelman caught six passes from Brady for 44 yards, including both of the Patriots' touchdowns. Edelman became the first rookie to score two receiving touchdowns in one postseason game since David Sloan did so for the Detroit Lions in the 1995–96 season.

2010 season

In the 2010 season, Edelman saw a decrease in playing time; through 15 games, he had just four receptions for 14 yards. In the Week 17 game against the Miami Dolphins, with Welker, Deion Branch, and Aaron Hernandez inactive, Edelman capitalized with three receptions for a total of 72 yards.

As a punt returner, Edelman had a 71-yard return for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in Week 14 nullified by a holding penalty on linebacker Dane Fletcher; in the Week 17 game against the Dolphins, he returned a punt 94 yards for a touchdown. It was the first punt return touchdown by a Patriot since Troy Brown returned one against the Carolina Panthers in the Week 17 finale of the 2001 season, and the longest punt return in Patriots franchise history, eclipsing an 89-yard return by Mike Haynes in 1976.[8] Edelman also set a franchise record by averaging 15.3 yards per return,[9] which was second in the league after the Bears' Devin Hester.[10]

2011 season

During the 2011 season, Edelman was used primarily as a kick and punt returner. During the Patriots' Week 10 game against the New York Jets, because of injuries to the Patriots' secondary, he was pressed into service as a defensive back during the fourth quarter; he earned his first tackle on defense by stopping running back LaDainian Tomlinson on a play in which Tomlinson injured his MCL.

During the Patriots' Week 11 game on Monday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs, he played defensive back in nickel and dime situations. He also returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown, which helped him earn his first AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award. In Week 12 he was nominated for the NFL's "Hardest Working Man" for his Week 12 performance against the Philadelphia Eagles, in which he made an open-field tackle on Vince Young to prevent a touchdown.[11]

In the AFC Conference Championship Game, on January 22, 2012, against the Baltimore Ravens, Edelman played on 27 of 67 offensive snaps at wide receiver, catching one pass that converted a third down attempt, and 27 of 73 defensive snaps at cornerback, often covering the Ravens' Anquan Boldin; Edelman was credited with a forced fumble on the Ravens' final drive.

Stature

Although both the Kent State and Patriots websites listed Edelman as 6'0", Edelman himself has stated that he is only 5'10",[12] as was measured at his Pro Day[13] (The Patriots website changed his height to 5'10" during the 2010 preseason). Moreover, even though Edelman is taller than Wes Welker, the similarities in their playing styles led their teammates to dub Edelman "Welker's Mini-Me."[14]

References

  1. ^ http://www.patriots.com/team/roster/Julian-Edelman/1f41cf38-740b-4d2a-9109-7e13b48567e7
  2. ^ http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/03/steve-simmons-super-bowl-diary
  3. ^ http://njjewishnews.com/kaplanskorner/2009/09/21/edelman-mot/
  4. ^ CBSSports.com draft profile: Julian Edelman, QB, Kent State
  5. ^ Gosselin, Rick (2009-04-27). "Non-combine players make their mark in draft". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  6. ^ Farley, Glen (2009-05-02). "It's QB or not QB at Pats camp". The Enterprise (Brockton). Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  7. ^ Gasper, Christopher (2009-07-18). "Patriots beef up with Brace". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  8. ^ "Game Notes: Patriots vs. Dolphins". New England Patriots. 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
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  12. ^ Farley, Glen (2009-08-09). "Patriots Notebook: Edelman isn't coming up short". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  13. ^ "NFLDraftScout.com player profile: Julian Edelman". 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  14. ^ Gasper, Christopher (2009-09-21). "Moss shuts down Revis's claims". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-11-25.

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