Julian Edelman trivia: 61 facts about the American football wide receiver

Julian Edelman is an American football wide receiver. He plays for the New England Patriots for the NFL.

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about his life and career thus far.

1. His full name is Julian Francis Edelman
2. He was born on May 22, 1986
3. He is an American football wide receiver and punt returner
4. He plays for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL)
5. He played college football at Kent State and the College of San Mateo as a quarterback
6. He was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft
7. Edelman primarily plays on offense and as a punt returner
8. He has also been pressed into service as a cornerback at times when the Patriots have been shorthanded on defense
9. Edelman is one of the most productive receivers in post-season history
10. Ranking second overall (behind Jerry Rice) in both post-season receiving yards and post-season receptions
11. He has played in four Super Bowls (XLVI, XLIX, LI and LIII)
12. In each of the last three, he led all wide receivers in receiving yards
13. He was named Super Bowl MVP for Super Bowl LIII
14. In this Super Bowl he had 10 catches for 141 yards receiving
15. That is more than half of his team’s total receiving yardage
16. He holds the Super Bowl records for career punt returns (8) and first-half receptions in a single game (7)
17. Edelman was born in Redwood City, California
18. His parents are Angela and Frank Edelman
19. His father is a mechanic who owns an A-1 Auto Tech
20. He has two siblings
21. They are Jason and Nicole
22. He was originally raised as a Christian
23. His ancestry includes Greek, English, Scottish, Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish, and German
24. His mother was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, to German parents who had lived in Belgium
25. He was the quarterback for Woodside High School in Woodside, California
26. As a senior, he led the Wildcats to a 13-0 record in 2004
27. During his high school career, Edelman had 2,237 yards and 29 touchdowns passing
28. In addition to 964 yards and 13 touchdowns rushing
29. In 2016, Edelman became one of three Patriots to publish a children’s book
30. The other two are Malcolm Mitchell and Martellus Bennett
31. Edelman’s book, Flying High, is about a squirrel named Jules who learns to overcome his physical limitations through hard work and the assistance of a goat named Tom
32. A sequel, Flying High 2, loosely based on Edelman’s “greatest Super Bowl catch” against the Atlanta Falcons, was released in December 2017
33. On October 24, 2017, Hachette Book Group published Edelman’s memoir, Relentless, written with Tom E. Curran of NBC Sports Boston
34. Edelman also has his own clothing brand, JE11
35. He has collaborated with Joe’s Jeans on a line of shirts and jeans
36. And with Cutters Sports on a line of football gloves
37. He has also made a number of cameo appearances on TV
38. Including episodes of the HBO sports dramedy Ballers and the reality competition America’s Next Top Model
39. He has also presented twice, with teammates, at the Grammy Awards
40. In 2015 with Malcolm Butler and 2019 with Devin McCourty
41. He also appeared in a Puma advertisement campaign in 2015
42. Together with Danny Amendola, he was featured in a 30-minute NFL Network special, NFL Going Global: Edelman & Amendola
43. Chronicling their promotional trip to Mexico City ahead of the Patriots’ 2017 game there
44. In July 2016, Edelman was named in a paternity suit filed by Swedish model Ella Rose, whom he had a casual relationship with, naming him the father of her unborn daughter
45. After initially contesting paternity, Edelman eventually acknowledged it and daughter was born November 30
46. Though he was not named in the birth certificate
47. On the night of January 11, 2020, Edelman was arrested after he allegedly jumped on the hood of a car in Beverly Hills, California, the Beverly Hills police department stated his actions lead to damage of said car
48. Edelman was booked for misdemeanor vandalism, and was released the next day
49. Edelman is scheduled to appear at the Airport Courthouse on April 13, 2020
50. On the night of this event Edelman was with former Boston Celtic, ESPN NBA analyst, Paul Pierce and his former Patriots teammate, wide receiver Danny Amendola. Neither Pierce or Amendola are implicated in any wrongdoing
51. Edelman dated Brazilian model Adriana Lima on-and-off from 2016 to 2017
52. Edelman’s paternal great-grandfather, Harry Edelman, was Jewish
53. After emigrating from Poland to England, he married Mabel Hennessey, a woman of Irish Catholic background, Julian’s great-grandmother
54. Over the last decade, Edelman has experienced what he described as a “Jewish awakening”
55. During an NFL Network interview in December 2013, Edelman stated that he identifies as Jewish and celebrates Hanukkah
56. He has become “more attuned to the religion and history”
57. In 2014 he wore an Israeli-American flag pin on his hat during a game against the Denver Broncos at Gillette Stadium
58. He also voiced support for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
59. He wore an Israeli flag hat following the Patriots’ win against the Green Bay Packers on November 4, 2018
60. And wore a pair of customized cleats bearing the hashtag #strongerthanhate in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 16, 2018
61. Edelman shared a photo of the cleats on Instagram and listed the names of all the victims in the photo’s caption