On multiple occasions, Julian Edelman has told his story of finding Bill Belichick hard at work at Gillette Stadium on the treadmill while studying film during the receiver’s rookie season. As they both left the building together, Edelman praised his coach for his hard work, even after winning three Super Bowls. (He has since won three more.)
Belichick said: “It beats being a plumber. See you tomorrow.”
It’s a good story. But it gets even better.
It seems Edelman omitted a key part of the story, until now. Between seeing Belichick on the treadmill and leaving the building with Belichick, Edelman had an awkward run-in with Belichick at the hot tub. Edelman revealed the story in a deleted scene from Showtime’s “100%: Julian Edelman.”
“I just so happen to walk by the hot tub and coach is in the hot tub. Obviously, I came in the room to go in the hot tub. But then we made eye contact and my natural instinct was to turn around like I was gonna leave.
But then I saw that he saw that I was in there and then he got up and got out and real, real big party foul by coach. We’re supposed to have shorts on. Supposed to have shorts. But I guess at 11 o’clock, when you’re the GOAT of coaching you go wherever you want, free—free ball. So I had to hide my absolute face of terror after seeing what I saw and sit in the hot tub.”
It’s now completely understandable why Edelman has not told that story publicly to this point. It’s now etched indefinitely and unfortunately into everyone’s minds.
