Julian Edelman has a habit of sprinting the length of the field when he emerges from the tunnel before every New England Patriots’ home game. Once he reaches the far end zone, he jumps into the air and pumps his fists, which draws huge cheers from the crowd.
But, of course, there was no crowd in Week 1 at Gillette Stadium when the Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins. New England was not allowed to have fans in attendance due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
And so there was a sense of anticlimax when Edelman did his sprint and got to the end zone.