Julian Edelman’s four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on PEDs creates an uncomfortable situation for the Patriots. Not only are they losing an important player for the first quarter of the season (pending appeal), but there’s also the matter of Edelman’s well-established relationship with Tom Brady’s controversial trainer and business partner, Alex Guerrero.
Guerrero’s influence over Brady and some Patriots teammates has been a reported point of friction between Brady and Bill Belichick. The divide could grow deeper considering the biggest question raised by Edelman’s suspension: Did Guerrero’s alternative training methods have anything to do with Edelman’s failed test?