Montana to Rice, Aikman to Irvin, Manning to Harrison … and Brady to Edelman.
Julian Edelman has been catching passes from Tom Brady since he was drafted into the league in 2009. Edelman was able to make the team as a seventh round draft pick. He caught the attention of Bill Belichick in a preseason game when Edelman returned a punt for a touchdown.
Belichick was “mic’d up” and was caught saying to Wes Welker, “Ever hear of Wally Pipp?” Wally Pipp was the man who played first base before Lou Gherig. Pipp missed a game with a headache, Gherig stepped in, and … well, the rest was history.