Patriots: Latest Julian Edelman-Bucs rumor is complete nonsense

Hey, Patriots fans! Have you ever wanted to watch trusted Pats source, um, ex-Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum throw his brain juice at the wall?

Of course you have! Well, you’re in super-luck.

When the offseason began — heck, the very second Tom Brady left the Patriots for Tampa Bay, to be honest — the world immediately got into “talent drain” mode, projecting which famed Pats would join Brady and Rob Gronkowski in Florida.

Julian Edelman, who felt a bit left behind during a disappointing 2020 campaign, was often mocked to Florida, especially because it felt like New England didn’t have any intention of competing next season, either.

Well, smash cut to the end of March and the Patriots have completely reloaded, while the Buccaneers retained all of their Super Bowl-winning core instead of shopping elsewhere.

That hasn’t stopped the idle Edelman chatter, though!

Tannenbaum hopped on ESPN to become that latest to spout the easiest possible rumor linking the wideout to a Brady reunion, and his justification was…pretty much just a list of names we know!

Mike Tannenbaum’s Patriots-Buccaneers Julian Edelman rumor is nothing.

“Who’s expendable? Julian Edelman,” Tannenbaum said on ESPN’s Get Up, spouting apparently whatever he wanted to. “Tom Brady. Julian Edelman. When we connect the dots, it makes a lot of sense. Antonio Brown wasn’t re-signed, Edelman is now expendable, it’s another ex-Patriot going to Tampa Bay with Tom Brady. It makes a lot of sense to me when you connect the dots.”

So, you can list names. That’s swell. Thanks for asking us to “connect the dots” between two players who’ve been associated with each other for a decade. I think I’ve…almost got it…almost there…

Also, has anyone asked Edelman what he wants? Because he seems pretty excited about what the Patriots are building, once again.

Yes, this reloaded Patriots roster comes with a TE party, and the normalcy of competitive fire, which is all Edelman has ever known.

For now, we choose to read his enthusiasm as loyalty, instead of believing a failed ex-Jet in “connecting the dots” to a place that hasn’t reached out.

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