Tom Brady isn’t the only Bay Area native who will enjoy a homecoming Sunday when the Patriots visit the 49ers.
New England wide receiver Julian Edelman, a Redwood City native, also has not played a road game against the team he grew up cheering. Edelman, 30, is eager for kickoff, but sounded as if he would have liked to have visited the 49ers before they left Candlestick Park after the 2013 season.
“It’s going to be pretty exciting,” Edelman told reporters. “The new place is no Candlestick, but it will be pretty fun to go back and get to play in front of some friends and family.