Julian Edelman Reveals Favorite Play From Awesome Career With Patriots

Julian Edelman won a lot of games with the New England Patriots, and you can’t even guess his favorite play. The former wideout talked about his retirement and his career with the Patriots on the Pardon My Take podcast. He talked about the best moments of his career and also mentioned some of the clutch plays.

People will remember Edelman for his catch against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI and his catch against the Seattle Seahawks in XLIX. We also remember his double-pass touchdown to Danny Amendola in the divisional round against the Baltimore Ravens.

Julian Edelman will always remember his favorite play

But, Edelman would choose his fourth-quarter catch on third-and-14 with the team trailing Seattle 24-14 in Super Bowl XLIX. It led to a 21 yard gain and extended the drive that ended with a Patriots TD and a big hit from Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor.

“I loved the third-and-14 against the Seattle Seahawks when Tom (Brady) hit me late across the middle and Kam Chancellor put a little heat on me and hit me hard,” Edelman said. “That whole week going into that game, all we kept on hearing was the ‘Legion of Boom,’ the ‘No-Fly Zone,’ the this, the that. That was a cool moment when I knew I got (Chancellor’s) best and I was able to get up and go and then make a play in the next couple plays. Like, hey, we’re here to play.

“We may not be the flashy skill-position group, we’re not the Legion of Boom, we’re not this — which, I have nothing but respect for those guys. Those guys were studs — Earl Thomas, Sherm (Richard Sherman), friggin’ Chancellor. But that was one of the things. That was my play that I love. That’s hard-nosed football right there. When I transferred to receiver, it was always, ‘Can you make the catch over the middle?’ And that was the catch over the middle in the biggest moment. That was a fun play.”

Edelman had another 21-yard reception four plays later. He was supposed to set up a touchdown strike to Amendola and it did cut the Patriots’ deficit to 24-21. Edelman caught the game winning touchdown from TB12 with 2:02 remaining.

The wideout is out now and Patriots receivers are ready to take his spot. This opens new opportunities for players who have just joined the team.