Julian Edeleman parted with his legendary playoff face warmer Thursday -- and the person wielding the shears was none other than Ellen DeGeneres!
The New England Patriots superstar grabbed the Vince Lombardi Trophy and dropped by Ellen's show to talk about being named the MVP of the Super Bowl ... when things got a little hairy.
Ellen revealed a pop-up barber shop on her set, sat Jules in the chair and got her trim on ... and she actually did a pretty good job!
Edelman had been growing out the face fuzz as a thing pro athletes do in the playoffs -- and if you know anything about pro athletes, they're VERY into superstition.