“Julian Edelman: A Football Life” premiered on NFL Network this past Friday night and it had a slight New York Giants flavor.
Edelman acknowledged that back in 2013, he nearly left the New England Patriots to sign with the Giants, who had offered him a contract. He was frustrated with Bill Belichick’s decision to sign Danny Amendola as a replacement for Wes Welker.
“I was hurt,” Edelman said. “I did everything [Belichick] said, gave four years of my life, and then they [signed Amendola]. I’m not going to lie, I was [expletive] off.