Julian Edelman
Edelman in 2011
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| No. 11 New England Patriots | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver, return specialist | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 22, 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Redwood City, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Woodside (CA) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Kent State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 232 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 425 |
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| Receiving yards: | 4,540 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 24 |
| Total return yards: | 2,439 |
| Return touchdowns: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Julian Francis Edelman (born May 22, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kent State and the College of San Mateo as a quarterback, and was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He won Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl LI with the Patriots.
Edelman is notable for his charismatic personality, for having played both wide receiver and cornerback in 2011, and for his punt returns. He holds the Patriots' franchise record for longest punt return, and the most punts returned for touchdowns with four.
Edelman was born in Redwood City, California, the son of Angela (née Gole) and Frank Edelman, and brother to Alex Ward, a small businessman. According to the Patriots’ media office, Julian was raised as a Christian and his ancestry includes Greek, English, Scottish, Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish, and German. His father is part Jewish but his mother is not. During an NFL Network interview in December 2013, Edelman stated that he identifies as Jewish and that he celebrates Hanukkah, and he wore an Israeli-American flag pin on his hat during the November 2014 Denver Broncos game at Gillette Stadium. He was the quarterback for Woodside High School in Woodside, California. As a senior in 2004, he led the Wildcats to a 13–0 record. During his high school career, Edelman had 2,237 yards and 29 touchdowns passing, in addition to 964 yards and 13 touchdowns rushing.
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