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<\/p>\nJulian Edelman’s return on Sunday was one that caught the eye of everyone who was on hand to take in the practice and it’s a positive sign for the veteran as he continues working his way back from offseason foot surgery.<\/p>\n
Edelman’s absence, coupled with Danny Amendola being sidelined, has allowed some of the younger players to take advantage of the additional reps in practice and to this point, it’s worked out quite well. \u00a0The receiver position remains one of the deepest and most competitive at training camp so far, with Edelman pointing out that every one of them is working hard.<\/p>\n
“Everyone\u2019s competing hard. Everyone\u2019s working hard in the classroom,” Edelman told reporters on Sunday. \u00a0 They\u2019re doing it in the drills and it\u2019s translating in the team periods, so anytime there\u2019s more competition in any position, it\u2019s just going to push guys to be better.”<\/p>\n
“We have guys going out there and making plays.\u00a0 You have Harp [Chris Harper], you\u2019ve got D.C. [DeAndre Carter], you\u2019ve got Hogs [Chris Hogan], A.D. [Aaron Dobson] is doing real well. Dev [Devin Lucien] going in there and being a rookie, it\u2019s tough for him, but he\u2019s continuing to try to get better. Malcolm [Mitchell], he\u2019s shown some stuff, and Slate [Matthew Slater], just being a veteran. You\u2019ve got a bunch of guys out there, Nate Washington as well, can\u2019t forget him, Keshawn [Martin]. Every guy has worked hard and every guy has done good things.”<\/p>\n
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Seeing so many new players trying to learn the system presents its own challenge, but Edelman has been trying to do his part to help his new teammates. \u00a0He remembers what it was like to be a 7th round draft pick and how hard it was for him to get acclimated, so now he’s just trying to pay things forward a bit and be as helpful as he can.<\/p>\n
He’s answered questions and he’s given advice, and he’s happy to help as the goal is to make everyone, which will obviously make the team better heading into 2016.<\/p>\n
“I tell them whatever they want to hear. I tell them what I would do in that situation,” said Edelman. \u00a0“They\u2019ve asked a lot of questions, and that\u2019s part of my job, to help make this corps as best as possible. I\u2019ll go down and we\u2019ll talk about, \u2018Hey, I would have done this; I would have stacked a little more. Hey, give a little something here,\u2019 you know, those types of things.”<\/p>\n
“I remember what it was like when I was a rookie. You have so many things going through your head. You\u2019re in a new area, you\u2019re new here, you\u2019re new there, so it\u2019s good to have a little help sometimes.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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