Bill Belichick has plenty of jokes after Julian Edelman TD pass

“Keeps his quarterback rating pretty high.” -Bill Belichick on Julian Edelman

Bill Belichick hopes Julian Edelman gets the proper treatment after Sunday’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11.

The New England Patriots receiver cannot forget to ice his shoulder. Why? Because of his touchdown pass, of course. Though New England’s 17-10 win was hard fought defensive battle, Belichick took a playful tone when discussing Edelman’s touchdown pass in a postgame press conference at Lincoln Financial Field in Philly.

The coach recounted the Patriots’ touchdown-scoring trick play. On a third-and-11 from the 15-yard line, quarterback Tom Brady zipped the ball backward to Edelman in the flat. The former Kent State quarterback spotted and targeted receiver Phillip Dorsett open in the middle of end zone for a touchdown.

“Good read on the play,” Belichick said during a postgame press conference at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. “He checked the crosser and it was open. We had another option, but (Phillip Dorsett) was open. Edelman made a good decision.

“Keeps his quarterback rating pretty high, so I’m that he has to ice his shoulder down this week and massage it and everything else,” the Patriots coach smirked. “That was great. That was a great play by Julian.”

Indeed, Edelman boasts a perfect passer rating on his regular-season career.

Edelman has thrown a touchdown pass in the playoffs, with a throw to former Patriots receiver Danny Amendola in 2015. The 51-yard touchdown helped New England manage a comeback win. Edelman, of course, was a quarterback at Kent State before the Patriots converted him to punt returner and, eventually, to receiver. But that hasn’t stopped Belichick from using the former quarterback’s passing abilities.

After the Patriots’ win on Sunday night, Edelman riffed off his coach’s comments with a post on Twitter: “Time to ice the ole’ wing after that one.”

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