1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Gratulations obviously to the Patriots six super Bowls and just 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: incredible success that they've had, to Robert Kraft and his family, 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: of course, Coach Belichick, all the great players. Just an amazing, 4 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: amazing achievement, Just extraordinary to see what they've done. We're 5 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: here though this morning, even though I think everyone will 6 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: look at the Patriots and say just an incredible organization 7 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: as well as team effort, this morning is about the MVP. 8 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: Julian Edelman is now the seventh wide receiver to get 9 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: that honor well deserved. Extraordinary performance not just last night, 10 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: but his performance in postseason has been simply off the charts. 11 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: I think he has one hundred and fifteen postseason career receptions, 12 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: which is I believe second to a guy named Ry Rice, 13 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: which is a pretty good company. Um. But Julian, congratulations, 14 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: Come on up and get your Trophy of Orders. Okay, 15 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: if you want, UH an absolute honor to get this award, UM, 16 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: But honestly, h you know, I'm just so proud of 17 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: of the group of guys that we had UH this year, 18 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: with the ups and downs that we all had with UH, 19 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: you know, just the ebbs and flows of a season 20 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: and when you play a whole year, you see how 21 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: the team shapes up. And to see how this team 22 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: grinded and worked each week. Um, you know, when things 23 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: weren't at its best, to constantly try to go out 24 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: and improve, um, just shows what kind of a group 25 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: of guys it was this year, the twenty eighteen Patriots, 26 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: Brazilian group and one you're never gonna forget. So you know, 27 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: it was unbelievable. Julian with the Boston twenty five News 28 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: on Mark Acablam. I just want to ask you, know 29 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: you missed last year with the ACL. You come this 30 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: year have four game suspension, talk about fighting back through 31 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: adversity and coming out of the other end as the 32 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: Super Bowl MVP. What did that mean to you through 33 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: all the work that you put in. I mean it 34 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: you don't really have like I haven't really got to 35 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: sit back and think about it. You know, I've been 36 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: kind of trained, being in New England to always look 37 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: what's on your plate at the time. And you know, 38 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: when you get hurt, you're competing against yourself each day 39 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: to try to get your knee better. You're walking one 40 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: day and you're you're jogging one day, and you're doing 41 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: a cut one day, and those little wins build confidence, 42 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: and you're worrying about that, and when you start to play, 43 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: you know, you're trying to get back in the flow 44 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: of things and you're trying to see where you're at. 45 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: And you know you're thinking about that, and you're thinking 46 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: about winning games, and you're thinking about going out and 47 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: try to contribute, um and just try to improve each week. Um, 48 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: and you know you're not really thinking about those types 49 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: of things. Uh. You know, maybe in the next couple 50 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: of weeks, I'll be able to sit back and then 51 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: think about that, but you know, by then we'll be 52 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: starting up. So two ready here drum. Chris Hogan got 53 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: pretty emotional talking about you and your relationship last night. 54 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: I'm just curious what your relationship or your friendship has 55 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: meant to you and uh kind of did you share 56 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: a moment last night to kind of talk about what 57 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: it's meant to kind of run this last couple of 58 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: years with him. Yeah. Um, you know, Hoags is like 59 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: a brother. Uh, you know, he's a he's a tough guy. 60 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: He's a great team player, a great guy in the 61 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: locker room. Uh, you know, just does what he you know, 62 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: he just goes out and does what he did. That 63 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: does and uh, you know, I'm super proud of him. 64 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: He's fought through a lot guys a lacrosse player. Now's 65 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: your two time super Bowl champ and uh, he's a 66 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: big part of my life because we got to share 67 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: this stuff together. You don't hear tell us about your 68 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: experience with this um fights number two on receptions number 69 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: two yards, but also on returning puns. Tell us, how 70 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: can you describe these being a wide receiver, a pund returner, 71 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: and at the end of the day an MVP for 72 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl two. One of my well, uh, you know, 73 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: special teams of is what allowed me to get an 74 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: opportunity to play in this league. And you know, I 75 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: take that with a lot of pride getting to play 76 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: on that that play, playing that unit. And I guess 77 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: you just, you know, you change your mindset and you 78 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: prepare each week. You know, you got to learn the hunter, 79 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: what what he does, his strengths, his weaknesses, where his 80 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: tendencies are. And then you know, you go into offensive 81 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: meetings and you turn on a different switch and you 82 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: start preparing for you know, as this week peters to 83 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: leave and Robie and you just go and you turn 84 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:35,239 Speaker 1: that on. So you know, I hope I answered that question. Oh, Woody, 85 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: Richmond Times Dispatch rish in Virginia, Julian, we've heard this 86 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: week a lot about grinding and grinding at about the 87 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: hard work and practice and the demanding practices you guys 88 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 1: go through. Are there ever moments in practice when you 89 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: aren't grinding, or there ever times when you guys relax 90 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: just have a laugh during practice? Yeah, you know, we 91 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:00,559 Speaker 1: go on, we have fun, but you know that's work. 92 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: Just as you guys are over here, you got your 93 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: pens and papers and your recorders and you're recording. You're 94 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: doing your job. You know, ours is going out and 95 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: playing football. And you know there's only sixteen games in 96 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: a football season, so those practices are like many games 97 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: because you can't afford to go out and mess up 98 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: a game, you know, going to three games slump. Like 99 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: in a baseball team or a basketball team, every game 100 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: is so valuable. So the intensity of our practices, you know, 101 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: they're definitely high, but you know, there's definitely joking around. 102 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: There's definitely times where you know your coach has got 103 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: to tell you, hey, pick it up. You know, that's natural. 104 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: Dennis Miller was even Germany. Tom Brady already got four 105 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl MVP trophies. What did he say about you 106 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: this time being the Super Bowl MVP. He just said 107 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: he was proud of me. Um, you know, and that 108 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: was that was that was that was, that was big h. 109 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: You know, he's been a you know, an unbelievable guy 110 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: to learn from. Um, you know, as a football player, 111 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: as a professional, as a family man. Uh. The guys 112 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: all in and you know that that trickles down when 113 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: you see leaders of your team do that, and it 114 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: shows guys like when I was a young guy, Hey, 115 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: he's Tom Brady. He's bringing a quarterback coach still and 116 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: he's a three times Super Bowl winning champion at the 117 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: time and still putting in the hours. And you know, 118 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: they would be said the same with our coach. Uh. 119 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: You know, I remember going in and seeing coach. I 120 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: don't know if he even remembers this, but I was 121 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: a rookie and it was like eleven o'clock at night 122 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: and uh, by the grace of God, we were walking 123 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: out at the same time, and I probably said maybe 124 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: three words to him at the time. Before that, I 125 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: was on the team for like six months, and I 126 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: just looked at him because I saw him on the treadmill, 127 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: you know, watching film at ten o'clock at night. I 128 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: go coach, you know, sure like football, Hugh, he goes 129 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: beats being a plumber. See you tomorrow. So I mean 130 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 1: when you're seeing at the time, I mean he was 131 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: a three time Super Bowl winning coach, head coach, and 132 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: two time winning assistant coach. You see, guys, do that? 133 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, if it's gonna rub off, and 134 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: if it doesn't, you know, you're probably not gonna be there. Julien, 135 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: Good morning and retulations Mexico City. Um, and Julian, what's 136 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: your favorite play last night? And who do you to 137 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: dedicate this championship two? My favorite play was the last 138 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: play when we took a knee. That was my favorite play. 139 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: And I dedicate this one to my family, my little girl, 140 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: my my pops, my mom's, my brother and my sister. Uh. 141 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: You know, people that have helped me get to where 142 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: I'm at, people that have supported me my whole life, 143 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: not only in the high times but the low times. 144 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: You know, people that are in my corner. Yeah, you know, 145 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: it's for them and my little girl Lily, you know, 146 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: two years old, so uh you know it's for them. 147 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: Thank you.