Julian Edelman’s dad: ‘We’d love to be a Patriot for life’ – WEEI.com (blog)

After Julian Edelman reportedly signed a two-year contract extension last week, many speculated this could be a sign the receiver plans to finish his career in New England, meaning he will go wire-to-wire with the franchise.

"Boston loves their athletes, and if you're in, you're in. Boston is also all about what Julian is; you just go to work and grind it out," Frank Edelman, Julian's dad, said to ESPN's Mike Reiss. "He loves Boston and everything about the Patriots. There are also a lot of off-field opportunities if you stay in Boston. We'd love to be a Patriot for life."

Frank Edelman noted the contract negotiations started a few months ago and they never wanted to see the talks get to apoint where anger or jealousy started to happen between the two sides.

"For a time, you're thinking maybe it won't happen," Frank said. "So it's always nice when it does, even when you get a feeling that it might have been hard for them to do it."

Edelman is now signed through the 2019 season when he will be 33 years old. It's also worth noting Tom Brady's contract is also up after this year.Given all the hits Edelman has taken over the course of his career, the 2019 season potentially could be his last, but if he does playbeyond that, he likely would be on one-year deals the rest of the way.

By him signing his extension now, before he hitsfree agency, it seems because of the good business relationship with the organization he will not play for another team the rest of his career.

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Julian Edelman's dad: 'We'd love to be a Patriot for life' - WEEI.com (blog)