Is Julian Edelman able to ditch retirement for one more go within the NFL?
The previous New England Patriots wideout sparked comeback rumors after his remarks on the newest episode of the "I AM ATHLETE" podcast, saying "we'll see" when requested if he'd severely think about returning to the NFL.
"The quantity of labor I've to place into my physique to coach, to make me assured — like, that’s a lot for the output due to the accidents, my knees, this, that. I’m not getting the identical output," Edelman mentioned. "So now that I’ve taken a 12 months off, and I’m not loading my physique and compounding hundreds each single day, my physique feels fairly straight, ?"
Edelman retired in 2021 after 11 seasons — all with New England — with three Tremendous Bowl titles and a Tremendous Bowl MVP. In his closing season, he handled a persistent knee harm that required minor surgical procedure in the course of the season, which performed a big position in his determination to retire.
Edelman formally introduced his retirement in April 2021, simply over an hour after the Patriots terminated his contract attributable to a failed bodily.
Nonetheless, the 36-year-old thinks he might need what it takes together with his knee harm seemingly behind him.
"I’ve gone and dabbled, and also you go run routes. However then, you see whenever you run routes, the following day, like, all proper, I’m not too unhealthy, however I’m already like 10,000 reps behind I really feel in my thoughts," Edelman added.
"If I wanna ball, I am gonna should exit and do it constantly time and time once more."
It is sensible that Edelman is perhaps interested by getting on the sphere once more after watching former teammate Rob Gronkowski come out of retirement to submit two profitable seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, together with a Tremendous Bowl title in 2020. What's extra, Edelman's former quarterback and good friend Tom Brady simply got here out of retirement earlier this 12 months.
That mentioned, Edelman made it clear he would not be keen on heading down south.
"Who mentioned I'd go to the Buccaneers? If I had been to ever come again, I'd wanna come again as a Pat, in all probability. Be a part of that," Edelman mentioned.
Edelman and Brady had been one of many best duos within the league throughout their shared time in New England. Edelman, an ultra-reliable pass-catcher, reeled in 599 of Brady's passes for six,507 yards and 36 touchdowns from 2009-2019. Edelman's 620 profession receptions rank second in crew historical past behind Wes Welker (672). He additionally has the second-most postseason receptions (118) and receiving yards (1,442) in NFL historical past, trailing solely Jerry Rice.
He appeared in simply six video games in 2020, catching 21 passes for 315 yards, earlier than calling it a profession.
May an Edelman revival be coming?
