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Tom Brady: Julian Edelman 'Scared' to Tell Bill Belichick He Wanted to Join Bucs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady joked former New England Patriots teammate Julian Edelman retired because he was "too scared" to tell Pats head coach Bill Belichick he wanted to join the Bucs.

Brady discussed the wide receiver's recent retirement during an appearance Thursday on the NFL's Draft-A-Thon live stream:

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From the NFL Draft-A-Thon 2021: @TomBrady: "We know Julian didn't retire. He's just too scared to tell Bill he wants to come to Tampa. I've been there." ud83eudd23ud83eudd23 https://t.co/sIXUBxcFLj

Edelman sidestepped a question from comedian Kevin Hart about whether he was planning an eventual NFL comeback, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.