With wide receiver Wes Welker being hurt on the their first possession of Sunday’s 34-27 loss to the Houston Texans, the New England Patriots are very likely to have rookie receiver Julian Edelman play in this Sunday’s playoff against the Baltimore Ravens.
Edelman formerly played quarterback in college and put on Patriots jersey as the 23rd draft pick in the 7th round. He was considered to be similar to Welker, both in height (listed at 6 feet but closer to Welker’s 5-foot-9) and style (catching a short pass then making sharp cuts to avoid defenders), and thus became the No. 1 choice to fill the slot receiver spot left vacant by Welker’s knee injury.
But Edelman lacks experience of playing wide receiver and playoff games. While Welker led the NFL with a team-record 123 catches this season despite missing two games and almost the entire regular-season finale, Edelman totally had 37 catches for 359 yards. However, Coach Bill Belichick believes that playoff experience is irrelevant to the rookie.
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