Julian Edelman, Tom Brady's former teammate with the New England Patriots, stated the obvious Friday, saying the legendary quarterback's ultra competitiveness will push him to make a major statement in his return to Gillette Stadium on Sunday night.
Edelman explained on The Ringer's Ryen Russillo Podcast the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signal-caller would love to light up the scoreboard against head coach Bill Belichick and the Pats:
The Ringer"He definitely wants to go out there and put some points up." —<a href="https://twitter.com/Edelman11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@edelman11</a> on Tom Brady's return to Foxborough <a href="https://t.co/QCBHpfyYFL">pic.twitter.com/QCBHpfyYFL</a>
While Brady has sidestepped most of the questions this week about his departure from New England and rumors of discontent with Belichick during his final years with the franchise, he made it clear Thursday the goal is to have a dominant showing Sunday:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers"I still have a lot of great friends there, but they know I want to kick their butt this week.