FOXBOROUGH – Sporting his brand new red Patriots Hall of Fame jacket, a pair of blue jeans, and black sunglasses, Julian Edelman jogged up to the podium at halftime and hugged team owner Robert Kraft.

Edelman, who was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame Saturday, kept his remarks brief, joking that Mike Vrabel told him his previous speech was too long.

The former 7th round pick turned Super Bowl MVP said he wasn’t sure what to make of New England when he first got here, but it quickly began to feel like home.

“Getting drafted here to New England — I didn’t really know what to expect,” Edelman said. “Being from a blue-collar, working-class family from Northern California, I soon realized this was the perfect fit for me to be in this region.”

The former Kent State quarterback mad

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