The moment Julian Edelman walked on stage in that red jacket on September 20, Foxborough knew this was going to be special. The former seventh-round pick turned three-time Super Bowl champion stood at the podium and looked around Gillette Stadium. “This place is huge,” he said, pointing at the fans, his family in the front row, and smiling at his daughter.

“ To be standing up here today being inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame is pretty surreal .” Edelman reminded everyone what his journey really looked like. Not just the highlights. Not just the clutch catches. He talked about driving to Gillette every day as a young player, praying it would not be his last time walking through those doors. “ There is so much uncertainty that comes with being a late round pick chasing your dre

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