Patriots Had Good Reason For Giving Julian Edelman Number To Kicker

The New England Patriots gave Riley Patterson No.11. Yes, Julian Edelman had this number during his time with the team. Why? What made the team pull out such move? Some would say that the team would retire Edelman’s number. He did spent over 11 years with the team. Pats had different plans.

Patriots had to make a decision fast as Patterson is expected to add depth to the unit. There’s another catch. NFL kickers are assigned numbers between 1 and 19. New England had numbers 11 and 12 available on the table. We all know that the team would never give Tom Brady’s number to another player. They are definitely retiring this number. Brady spent two decades with the team and took the Patriots to nine Super Bowl appearances. New England won six titles and yes, both Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick are grateful for everything Brady did in the past 20 years.

Patterson to win games with the famous Julian Edelman number

Patriots made some changes and switched numbers and here’s what the current roster looks like:

1.WR N’Keal Harry
2. DB Jalen Mills
3. K Quinn Nordin (IR)
4. QB Jarrett Stidham (physically unable to perform list)
5. QB Brian Hoyer
6. K Nick Folk
7. P Jake Bailey
8. LB Ja’Whaun Bentley
9. OLB Matt Judon
10. QB Mac Jones
11. K Riley Patterson (practice squad)
12. Vacant
13. DB Elijah Benton (practice squad)
14. QB Garrett Gilbert (practice squad)
15. WR Nelson Agholor
16. WR Jakobi Meyers
17. WR Kristian Wilkerson (practice squad)
18. ST Matthew Slater
19. WR Malcolm Perry (IR)

Players took numbers that work best for their criteria. The offseason was pretty exciting and let’s just say fans and players are happy with the team and their roles.

The Patriot shave other concerns at the moment. They lost four games and the situation is a bit concerning. Belichick is an optimist and he knows that his team will do better in the next few games. The New York Jets are next on the table, and we can predict a big W for Belichick’s squad.