Julian Edelman Posted Letter From Teacher Who Doubted

New England Patriots wideout Julian Edelman was a seventh-round pick out of Kent State and an English teacher really doubted him back then. Well Julian is 34 now and he is the best wide receiver in the league. Edelman has just finished his best season and he signed a $18 million contract extension with the Pats.

ESPN’s official SportsCenter account on social media reminded the Patriots nation and pretty much every NFL fan of Edelman’s brilliant career. They shared the letter Edelman received in 2017 from his former English teacher who doubted him. Edelman shared the letter three years ago and actually inspired everyone.

Julian Edelman receives great letter

“I’m not sure you’ll remember me: I was your teacher for your English 100 class at CSM in the spring of 2006. I’ve been wanting to write to you for, oh, what seems like a thousand years, to apologize to you for a flippant comment I made to you that semester. You may not even remember it, but I’​ve felt bad about it for years. You made some comment about “going to the league,” and I said something about setting realistic goals, about how few people successfully enter the ranks of the professional athlete, blah, blah, blah.

“I don’t thing it fazed you, frankly, but whenever I think back on it, I feel terrible, not because you proved me wrong, but because I stupidly voiced an uneducated opinion that implied I had distain [sic] for your passion for the game. I think it was early in the semester, before I knew you, but how I could ever have doubted your tenacity and grit is beyond me! Again, I doubt you’ve even thought about it twice, but even so, I am sorry for wedging my foot so firmly in my mouth that day.”

Edelman will soon enter the most challenging season of his pro career career with the Patriots. This will be his first season without six-time Super Bowl champion and future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady. TB12 will be throwing passes to another receiver. He signed a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason.