Julian Edelman says he will not be a part of Tom Brady with the Buccaneers: ‘I am a one-team man’

Julian Edelman shot down any rumors of an opportunity that he’ll be a part of former New England Patriots teammates Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Showing on Michael Irvin’s podcast, Edelman pressured that he’s achieved enjoying within the NFL, and that he is not going to return to play along with his former teammates in Tampa for a really particular purpose. 

“I am a one-team man,” Edelman mentioned, per NFL.com.

Edelman, who retired earlier this offseason after 12 years within the NFL, spent his total profession with the Patriots. (He performed 11 seasons as he missed the whole 2017 marketing campaign with a torn ACL.) He was transformed from a school quarterback to huge receiver, and finally grew to become certainly one of Brady’s most dependable targets as he performed his position in three of the group’s Tremendous Bowl victories. 

For his half, Edelman famous that he’s extremely glad with the way in which his profession turned out. 

“My knee’s breaking down, I am not gonna sit right here, you already know, I bought every part I needed,” Edelman defined. “I bought three rings, performed in a magical dynasty, with an unbelievable franchise coach, finest quarterback of all time, like, yo, I am not a grasping man. I performed to win, I performed to compete, I do not want the rest to show. I am good with what I did. I left all of it out on the sector.”

He left the sport with 620 receptions, 6,822 receiving yards, and 36 touchdowns. Due to his prolific postseason play, there are some who make a Corridor of Fame case for the longtime slot receiver. He might have an out of doors probability of getting in, however he does not appear to be sweating it both method. 

“I did not play the sport to be within the Corridor … It is an honor to even be talked about,” he mentioned. “You realize and if one thing occurs, one thing occurs, you already know I am not gonna be worrying about that, I will be worrying about my new job right here on Contained in the NFL.”