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Coming off of the 2012 season, Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman found himself at a crossroads.<\/p>\n

The veteran had some bright moments as both a receiver and a punt returner, as well as even stepping up and helping out on the defensive side of the football.\u00a0 So far since being drafted in 2009, he’d quietly carved out a role for himself but injuries had cast doubt on his future.<\/p>\n

Edelman had suffered both a foot injury and a hand injury in 2012, which saw him play in just nine games that year, the fewest of his short career.\u00a0 That coupled with the broken arm he suffered during his rookie season and there was doubts about his durability.<\/p>\n

The timing wasn’t helpful, either.\u00a0 Prior to that 2012 campaign, the Patriots had offered him a two-year deal for what Edelman wrote in his book \u201cRelentless\u201d<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was \u201cmore money than I was currently making\u201d, but he passed at the time after he and his agent decided that he\u2019d be better off addressing it after the season.<\/p>\n

Instead, following those injuries, Edelman wrote that the team pulled the deal from two-years down to just one, which left him extremely upset.\u00a0 Even worse, that offseason saw the departure of Wes Welker, who left in free agency and the Patriots seemingly replaced him with Danny Amendola, who was thought to be a quicker and more athletic version.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot for me to process,\u201d wrote Edelman.\u00a0 \u201cMy feelings were hurt, and I was mad with the thought that they had decided to move in a completely different direction.\u00a0 So I looked at other options.\u00a0 I visited the Giants and I had every intention of signing there.\u00a0 As far as the Patriots were concerned, I felt,\u00a0They don\u2019t want me.\u00a0 They don\u2019t need me.\u00a0 I\u2019ll go where I\u2019m wanted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

But in the book, he revealed that it was his dad who was the one that actually convinced him to stay, telling him, \u201cnot to make decisions based on emotion.\u201d\u00a0 So Edelman wrote that by the end of that first week of free agency, \u201cI had simmered down.\u00a0 Now my head and gut were in New England.\u201d<\/p>\n

From there, he signed a one-year deal and came into camp still recovering from his foot injury, which limited him.\u00a0 It was a crowded group that year, with the team having drafted Aaron Dobson and Josh Boyce to go along with Amendola\u2019s addition.\u00a0 According to Edelman, Bill Belichick called him into his office to tell him that both Dobson and Boyce were making the team and that he needed to get out there and start practicing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got guys who are capable of playing,\u201d Belichick told him.\u00a0 \u201cYou\u2019ve got to show me what you\u2019re capable of doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

After their meeting, Edelman wrote, \u201cI wasn\u2019t 100%, but I knew I was out of time.\u00a0 Like my dad says, you can\u2019t snivel over it.\u201d\u00a0 He also said that it motivated him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like a cornered animal,\u201d wrote Edelman.\u00a0 \u201cI knew I had to fight my way out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which is exactly what he did.\u00a0 Edelman came out with a vengeance, immediately establishing himself \u2013 not Amendola \u2013 as the player who would replace Welker in the offense.<\/p>\n

Heading into week one, Amendola opened that door as he was battling a groin injury and Edelman seized the moment, catching 7 passes for 79-yards and two touchdowns during the team\u2019s win over the Bills.\u00a0 Amendola came up with a big performance of his own as he caught 10 passes for 104 yards, but it was costly as he reaggravated the injury.<\/p>\n

From there, Edelman never looked back.\u00a0 He caught 13 passes on 18 targets for 78-yards the next week during the club\u2019s win over the Jets, followed by a perfect 7 receptions on 7 targets for 44-yards in a blowout win over the Buccaneers.\u00a0 He then caught 7 passes for 118-yards the next week in a road win against the Falcons.<\/p>\n

He would go on to have his best season with the team, finishing with 105 receptions for 1056 yards and six touchdowns and he snatched the role as the team\u2019s go-to guy in the offense and never let it go.<\/p>\n

Even better, his hard work also paid off financially, as it earned him a 4-year deal worth $17-million after that season.<\/p>\n

Not a bad start to what ended up being “a helluva story” as he was a crucial part of the first of three championships the following season.\u00a0 Sometimes the best decisions are the ones you don’t make, and Edelman clearly made the right one by sticking around.<\/p>\n

(Portions of this article appeared in this morning’s notes column<\/strong><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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