Despite holding the 17th-best average for punt return yards in NFL history, Julian Edelman’s days in that role might be numbered.
As Bill Belichick explained to reporters in a Wednesday press conference, the team is currently exploring other options in the return game. Though Edelman has been consistently prolific at the position since being selected in the seventh round of the NFL draft by New England in 2009, Belichick alluded to a shift away from the wide receiver in his additional special teams capacity.
“Obviously, we have a couple guys back there with experience,” Belichick told Boston Globe reporter Jim McBride.