Julian Edelman seemed concerned that receiver Mohamed Sanu, a gifted high school quarterback, might supplant Edelman as the team’s trick-play specialist. Edelman was the quarterback at Kent State, and has been a key thrower for trick plays in New England. (See: the playoffs in 2015 when Edelman targeted Danny Amendola for a touchdown.)
But Sanu’s arrival hasn’t kept the Patriots from using Edelman’s arm. During Week 11 at Lincoln Financial Stadium, the Patriots ran a double-pass trick play from Tom Brady to Edelman to Philip Dorsett. On the 15-yard line on a third-and-10, Edelman swung wide into the flat, where he caught the ball and found Dorsett open in the middle of the end zone.
The Eagles famously ran the “Philly Philly” trick play in Super Bowl LII. That play helped Philadelphia come away with a win over New England. But the Patriots managed to pull off a revenge play of sorts.
