Julian Edelman Shares Adorable Photo With Young Fans While Visiting Fountain Valley

Patriots receiver Julian Edelman is really busy these days, and he had enough time to visit Fountain Valley.

Edelman’s arrival at the United Sports Brands office in Fountain Valley was the right opportunity for him to talk about Tom Brady’s April Fools’ Day joke.

 “[Brady] didn’t [fool] me,” Edelman said. “I know him like the back of my hand, that guy. He’s trying to be witty, so I had to out-wit him. That’s kind of what I have to do on a daily basis to make him feel normal. It was funny, it was cool, but knowing him and the competitor he is, I knew it wasn’t [true]. You know, the date, there’s always something going down on that day.”

Edelman has been using Cutters gloves for a really long time, and United Sports Brands is the corporate parent of Cutters.“To get to be able to [win the Super Bowl] three times, it’s an absolute blessing and I’m very fortunate,” he said of his opportunities and the Super Bowl win. “It’s a lot of hard work, determination and sacrifice to put yourself in a position to get that opportunity. It was pretty cool to get the MVP, but more importantly, it was just cool to get that win.”

The championship win was of great importance for the receiver.

“Coming off the knee [injury] and coming off adversity that I had to deal with, it obviously sweetened the pot a little,” Edelman said. “Being the last one with [tight end Rob Gronkowski, who announced his retirement following the season], in hindsight now, that will be something that I’ll always remember, and just the ebbs and flows of the season. Everyone picked everyone else but us the whole year … it made it pretty sweet. They’re like children — you don’t love any one more than the others — but it definitely felt great to have that.”

He was introduced by United Sports Brands CEO Michael Magerman. Fountain Valley Major Steve Nagel gave him a certificate of achievement.

Some of the kids who train at Real Speed met Edelman.

“I mean, it’s cool because he’s a Super Bowl MVP and stuff,” Jordan Castro, 15, said. “I look up to him.”

According to Edelman, it’s really important that you ignore the noise and focus on the good things.

“Everyone’s judged so crazily now, with all of the haters on the social media platforms,” Edelman said. “If you’re confident in your ability and you’re able to ignore the noise and really just focus on making yourself better, I would say that’s ultimately the best advice that I’ve been given through my father and through guys like my agents.”

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