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New England Patriots’ Julian Edelman gives coronavirus message via Twitter: ‘Boston is a city built on comebacks'

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman weighed in on the coronavirus outbreak via Twitter on Wednesday, encouraging fans to continue to distance themselves.

Edelman, wearing his personalized No. 11 Celtics jersey, said he understands how difficult this time is for people in Boston.

“I know this is a crazy surreal time, something we’ve never really experienced in our lifetime, with spring coming up,” Edelman said. “We’re so used to having Patriot Day, Marathon Monday, Opening Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Passover, we have all these crazy awesome events that we have to adjust to and we have to do differently because of the circumstances we’re under.