During the Bills’ Week 16 meeting at New England with the Patriots, it looked like receiver Julian Edelman was down for the count.
Instead, he later returned and was a thorn in the side of the Bills.
On a crossing route, one Edelman often frequents, he collided with Bills safety Jordan Poyer.
Here’s what happened, as a reminder:
The ref threw a Revive at Julian Edelman đđ#BUFvsNE pic.twitter.com/qnPPaGXBT6
— Tony Clements (@TonyClementsTC) December 21, 2019
Via Boston.com, Edelman admitted after the game it was a sham. He was faking, and was later evaluated for a head injury in a league often criticized for such bumps.
âI was trying to sell it,â Edelman said. âHopefully, they didnât see it.â
On the play, Edelman, as you can see in the video, was nearly hit with a penalty marker. He was also hit with a penalty, too. But the move is still a questionable one, flag or not.
Even some of Edelman’s teammates had a laugh at his move. Matt Slater said what most were thinking.
âHe was kind of funny the way he laid out there. But Edelman came back from the dead,” Slater said.
The Pats did eventually win the game, as mentioned, with some help from Edelman after he “came back from the dead.” But it’s an interesting philosophy to admit to trying to take any edge possible while your team is under investigating for illegal usage of videotaping… for a second time.
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