Tom Brady was genuinely happy when his partner-in-crime, Julian Edelman, officially entered the New England Patriots Hall of Fame on Saturday. Brady was not in Foxborough for the ceremony, but the seven-time Super Bowl champ ensured his words packed the same punch as any of their own iconic touchdown drives.
“Julian, congratulations on being inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame,” Brady said on X. “Such a well-deserved honor, and honestly, there’s nobody who’s more deserving and who embodies what it means to be a Patriot more than you… I love you and I’m proud of you.”
Brady even put up an IG story calling Edelman for his Hall of Fame induction. He captioned it:
"Congrats on a well deserved honor"
Edelman's story is in the NFL folklore. He was drafted in the seventh round in 2009 but went from long-shot Rookie to Brady's go-to option during the second half of the patriots' dynasty. Over the 12 years, including one lost to a torn ACL in 2017, Edelman boasts 620 receptions, 6,822 yards, and 36 touchdowns.
Jaylen Brown admits he battled torn meniscus throughout Celtics' playoff campaign
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown surprisingly revealed that he continued to play through a big injury during last season's postseason run. He revealed this on Saturday on X via a Twitch livestream he hosted.
Brown had a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. The issue can be traced back to mid-February, when he first started experiencing issues in knee trouble, which the Celtics' official injury report termed a "right knee impingement."
“I had surgery to start the summer out,” Jaylen Brown disclosed. “Even before the season ended, I got diagnosed with a small meniscus tear and I had two choices, either to get surgery right away or kinda just manage it, get through the season and get through the playoffs.”
“It happened too late in the season that I didn’t have a choice,” Brown added. “Cos like I’m not going to miss the playoffs for nothing. So, we grinded through it.”
The 2024 Finals MVP began getting injections around March to manage the pain. He missed 11 matches during the season and the final three regular-season games. Brown appeared in all of the Celtics' Playoff games (11 games in total), where he averaged 22.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per match.
The Celtics were eliminated 4-2 by the knicks in the conference semifinals. Following the season, he underwent arthroscopic surgery (debridement) on the right knee to meniscus issue and is expected to be ready without restrictions by the start of training.