Julian Edelman life and biography

Julian Edelman is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for Kent State as a quarterback.

Julian Edelman was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round (232nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft ... (7/23/09).

2010 Season:
* Returned one punt 12 yards and had two fair catches against the Steelers (11/14).
* Saw time in a reserve role against the Browns (11/7).
* Played in a reserve role against Minnesota, returning one punt four yards (10/31).
* Saw time as a backup wide receiver against San Diego and returned two punts for 37 yards, including a 34-yard return, his second-longest career return (10/24).
* Played in a reserve role at wide receiver against the Ravens and returned two punts for a total of 16 yards (10/17).
* Played in a reserve role against the Dolphins (10/4).
* Started his first game of the season and had three catches for eight yards and a one-yard rush against Buffalo (9/26).
* Made his 2010 debut playing at third wide receiver and punt returner against the Jets (9/19).
* Was inactive due to injury for the season opener against the Bengals (9/12).

2009 Season
* Played in 11 games with seven starting assignments and finished the year with 37 receptions for 359 yards and one touchdown, 11 kickoff returns for 241 yards, six punt returns for 63 yards and two rushing attempts for five yards.
* Started in the postseason game vs. Baltimore (1/10) and led the team with six catches for 44 yards with two touchdown passes. Also returned one punt for 28 yards. Became the first Patriots rookie to catch two touchdown passes in a postseason game when he scored on a 6-yard pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter and a 1-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter.
* Was inactive for the season-opener vs. Buffalo (9/14) and missed four games due to injury: at Tampa Bay (10/25), vs. Miami (11/8), at New Orleans (11/30) and at Miami (12/6).
* Made his NFL debut at the New York Jets (9/20) when he started in place of an injured Wes Welker. Led the team with eight receptions for 98 yards.
* Hauled in his first career touchdown reception at Indianapolis (11/5) on a 9-yard pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter.
* Set career-highs with 10 catches for 103 yards in the regular-season finale at Houston (1/3), seeing increased action following a first quarter injury to Wes Welker.

College

* Played in 31 games to finish his career at Kent State with 4,997 yards passing and 2,664 yards rushing.
* Compiled a career high 3,190 yards of total offense in his senior season with the Golden Flashes and finished his career with 30 touchdown passes and 22 rushing scores.
* Was the Golden Flashes' starting quarterback as a senior in 2008, playing in 12 games and completing 153-of-275 passes for 1,820 yards and 13 touchdowns with 11 interceptions.
* Posted record-setting numbers as a redshirt freshman quarterback at the College of San Mateo in 2005.
* Was named the Most Valuable Player in All-State Region I by the California Community College Football Coaches Association.
* Passed for 1,312 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushed for a school-record 1,253 yards and 17 scores .
* Helped lead San Mateo to an 8-3 record and second-place finish in the NorCal Conference.

Personal

* Julian Edelman was born May 22, 1986 to Angie and Francis Edelman.
* As senior at Woodside (Calif.) High School in 2004, led the Wildcats to a 13-0 record and Central Coast Section championship and was named first-team all-league and all-county.
* Totaled 2,237 passing yards and 29 touchdowns in his high school career and also rushed for 964 yards and 13 touchdowns.
* Majored in business management at Kent State.

Extra

* Growing up as an undersized quarterback with a good arm and all kinds of athleticism, Julian Edelman had visions of being the next Doug Flutie.
* A quarterback at Kent State, he passed for 1,820 yards as a senior amd added 1,551 rushing yards to break the shool's single-season record for total offense set by Joshua Cribbs (now with Cleveland) in 2003.

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