After starting the 2018 regular season sidelined because of a four-game suspension, New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman ended the campaign on the highest of notes with a Super Bowl MVP award.
And it was all made possible due to perseverance.
"[It's] pretty surreal. Tough times don't last. Tough people do," Edelman said after a 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII, per ESPN.com's Jeff Legwold. "I preach that ... I have to try to live to that."
Edelman became just the seventh wide receiver to take home Super Bowl MVP honors, the first in 10 years, thanks to a 10-catch, 141-yard performance against the Rams.