100%: Julian Edelman (2019) - full transcript

It's pretty
straightforward...

...It's super
straightforward.

-That's Kyler.
-Hey, Kyler. How's it going?

You got a whole fucking
production going on here.

There is only one thing harder
than reaching the top:

Staying there. Now look,
nobody is born with greatness.

You gotta fight for it.
Every single day.

This is the story
of Julian Edelman.

Wait, what?

♪thumping
rock beat♪

This is ab-- This is
about Jules?



♪rolicking
rock music♪

Didn't Brady already
do this shit?

What the fuck is this?

Yeah. Who's-- Who's even
paying for this?

Edelman to the...
cuts it up inside.

Into the endzone.

-Did he make the catch?
-He's got it!

-He did! At the 40.
-You gotta be kidding me!

Bring the dog over here.
This is a star.

You see? She ain't doing shit.
She ain't saying shit

until it's time.

She's not trying to play
football, so I don't know

why Jules is trying to be
in front of the camera.

Alright. Just, guys,
do me a favor.



Don't ask me to come to
the premiere. Alright?

Is there -- There ain't even
gonna be no fucking premiere.

Where you gonna -- Where you
gonna view this shit?

Why are we clowning on my boy
though? I love Jules.

There's
an old saying...

If you die doing something you
love, it's not tragedy.

Now I didn't die...

But my kn--
my ACL did.

-Julian frickin' Edelman.
-Let's go!

Excuse me. Julian
Francis Edelman,

is a wide receiver for
the New England Patriots.

God, I hate the Patriots.

But Julian Edelman is a beast.

He grew up in the Bay
Area in the 1990s.

You know, with all the
computers and shit.

Meet the Edelmans.

This is Angie, the mom.
She ran the house.

The kids, Jason, Nicki,
and Julian.

And that's Frank, the dad.
He's a mechanic.

What you gotta know
about Frank is,

he didn't have a dad.
So, he took being one,

really seriously.

Jules was raised playing
a ton of sports,

and Frank was there coaching
every minute of it.

Now you see, the Super Bowls,
and the rings, and all that

stuff, and you think, "This
guy's a natural."

But I am telling you, this guy
should have been living in his

hometown, working in his
father's garage.

This kid was tiny. Wasn't
recruited after high school,

went to a junior college, also
known as a community college.

He transferred to Kent State.
Not exactly Michigan.

He's a short Jewish guy.

Somehow, gets drafted, late,
by the New England Patriots.

Not as a quarterback,
obviously.

He returned a couple of punts.

But he found a way to stick on
the team and eventually worked

his way into being Tom
Brady's #1 guy.

But that's just where
this starts.

Look, this is an unlikely
story. I-It's about fixing

what's broken. It's about
family. It's about starting

at zero, and getting
to 100.

And then doing it
all over again.

Welcome to
downtown Detroit

and to Ford Field for this
week number three preseason

matchup of the New England
Patriots and the Detroit Lions.

Brady and a gun and
an empty set.

He's got Gronk sliding
right -- takes the shot,

good snap format... Edelman runs
to the 20, sliding left to 15,

and he dives to the 13 yard
line with a 1st down

for the Patriots.

-But he rolls over...
-Oh, boy...

...and then he favors
his right leg,

if not his right foot, limping
to the far sideline.

Cross the linebacker's face.

I catch the ball, try to get
vertical, make a cut,

and then all of a sudden...

So, there's this thing in your
knee and it's called

the anterior cruciate
ligament, or the ACL

as everybody knows it. Now, I
want you to think about it as

like a rubber band that keeps
everything nice and tight

and ready to rock.

Now, you tear this bad
boy, what happens?

Well, your leg is pretty much
useless. Now, 20 years ago,

your career would be
boom, done, over.

Today, not so much.
Let's see.

Your doctor starts by grafting a
piece of the patella tendon.

Then, they drill a hole in your
femur and your tibia.

That sounds great. Now, they
throw your new ACL in,

add a couple of screws,
sew you back up,

and you're as good as new.

You know, except for, well,
months of pain, recovery,

rehab, and learning to walk
again. Besides that,

no big deal.

Julian Edelman.

He has to be one of the best
receivers in the NFL.

I'm not talking about
statistics,

I'm talking about his game.

I mean physically, he's quick
as a cat, which bugs me.

Nothing like trying to
catch a guy who looks like

a water bug, you know, those
bugs that sit on top of the

of the water, and they
just, scatter around.

♪hold
music♪

Lightning in a bottle. That's
basically what he looks like

when he's running routes.

And he's almost impossible to
stop. I mean he really is.

That's why their offense
clicks when he's in the game.

He's always got the
underdog mentality,

he's always pissed
off at somebody.

I don't know. Until he has
the courage to line up

across from me, I'm going to
have to say he's a coward.

He is the epitome of the
Patriot way. Hard-working man

who's out there achieving
greatness one day at a time.

It looks
like he cut on it,

and it was actually
not contact.

I thought, you know,
he's tough, you know,

he's going to get up
and shake it off

and still be in the --
in the game.

To watch him, go down,

and to see his face, I
know what he's thinking.

I was just hoping it
wasn't my ACL.

Um, you know, I was
hoping maybe...

You know, something in
the back of my knee.

Joker was going a thousand
miles per hour,

probably a little too fast.
You know, making a cut

that he doesn't
really practice.

Old Jimbo looked at
me and said, um...

"We gotta get an x-ray."
And once he says that,

I mean, they know.

You know, later we got
word that he had torn his --

-torn his ACL.
-Julian Edelman currently

-being, uh -- carted off.
-You know, you can get angry.

You get down 'cause you know
you're not gonna...

...be in for the whole
season. Um...

And then you just kinda...
go back,

and sit in the locker
room by yourself.

Everyone's trying to get
your hopes up, but uh...

...You know, you feel lonely.
You're in a lonely spot.

'Cause as much as everything
they want to say,

all the things they tell you,
it doesn't mean shit.

I just knew it was going to
be a long fucking road.

♪quiet emotional
music♪

...The latest
news on Julian Edelman is

the team believes that
Edelman has torn his ACL.

Now, the Patriots must move on
without Julian Edelman.

You're taking away the #1
crutch for this quarterback.

Like Brady said, you
gotta change

in a matter of one night.

We need to be different now.
A lot of things have changed.

We knew it was season-
ending the minute it happened.

He was upset and
he was hurt.

I mean football players
like to play football.

Frank is very patient.

Nothing bothers him,
he's easy going.

He's strict, but --
but very patient.

Frank was rough. Like,
intense...

...um, scary.

Oh, I was terrified of him.

Everyone was
terrified of Frank.

This is my favorite
thing in the world.

When, um, nobody expected
Julian to do anything,

when he ended up going
to Kent State, we went in

and beat Iowa, th--
the Iowa Cyclones,

the Iowa State Cyclones.
We knocked them off.

You know, it was like
tremendous. And then after

that victory, "Edelman among
the nation's top players."

I mean, you know what I mean?
How cool was that, when,

you know, uh -- it was just
a cool thing for pops.

Uh, Julian's relationship
with Frank has...

...has gone through a
lot of different changes.

Well, they're the
same person.

They're both nuts.

But that work ethic from my
dad and just no excuses.

Just, you know, there
is no excuses,

just get your
stuff done.

If you have an excuse,
that means

you're just not
doing your work.

I used to get on this, top of
this, and I'd throw the ball

and punt the ball, so I'd be
as high as I could.

He just had such an
unconventional approach

to things, but it was
always about, you know,

how do I make you
uncomfortable?

Tie the hands behind the back
and make him catch six

footballs at once.

We did all sorts of things.

People think he was
a hard -- hard on him,

but Jules loved it.

You know, I'm running back and
forth and back and forth

in front of Julian and he's
holding a basketball

with the goofy glasses
that are blocked out

with duct tape.

He would have his back turned
and I would be in his --

He -- he'd throw the ball up
over his shoulder,

and I would be in
his f-- you know,

either slapping at him,
slapping at his hand,

or blocking his face.

Throwing a towel in his face
right when my dad throws.

My dad's throwing the
football as hard as he can.

He would push me and
I would get so pissed off.

Jules starts yelling at him,
"God-fucking-dammit, Dad!"

He used to get
so mad at me.

We'd fight.

It was abusive.

Then we'd go home
and do homework.

I mean, looking back, you're
like, "Damn, that's a lot."

But, I wouldn't be where
I'm at without it, so...

I appreciate the push.

Injuries suck.

-I mean, it stinks.
-It was devastating.

It sucked, man, because,
you know,

he was one of
our best players.

They knew that
they had lost

not just a quality
football player,

but part of who they
are as a team.

This is not a setback,
this is a setup,

for me to make
a comeback.

That's who Julian
is, man.

♪echoing
guitar♪

Life is not a
perfect plan.

Y-- You're gonna have
setbacks. And the key is,

how do you deal with
adversity?

And there's only one
way to deal with it.

You just --

you look at your options, what
can, and what can't I do?

And you move forward.

Going to the last
doctor's appointment

before my surgery.

You still see the
atrophy because

in the time that the
knee was swollen

it doesn't allow your
muscles to fire

so then it turns 'em off
and they go dormant

for a little while.

So you can definitely
see my right quad

is smaller than my left.

Do you feel like
that's normal now?

The extension?
Pretty much.

Well,
I mean, .

But make your
quad strong.

Both sides.

Amazing how it atrophies
though, huh?

You'll get it back. So
you're gonna have pain

after the surgery.

It's always the toughest
guys from the sport,

it's always the
gladiators that make

the most post-operative
phone calls. Okay?

We'll see where you --
where you lie in that.

So when we make the
incision in front,

just on the side of it,
there's about a 50% chance

you'll -- it'll be a
little numb there.

-It could be forever for you.
-Yeah.

Other injuries I've had,
break a foot,

you go in and they drill on
the thing two days later,

and you're in a boot
for three weeks,

you're on crutches
for six.

Then, you're in a
regular shoe

trying to learn how to
walk again after that.

This one, you kinda, alright,
some walking around.

I'm doing stuff. I'm
still being fit.

And then, uh, all of a
sudden, you gotta...

...go to the
hospital and...

...that's when it begins.

♪country western
music♪

♪Tell me why
she left me♪

♪I'll tell you
why I cry♪

♪Tell you why I
stayed around♪

♪Tell me why
she lied♪

♪I'll tell why my
heart's broken♪

♪Tell me why she
said goodbye♪

♪Tell me why
she left me♪

♪I'll tell you
why I cry♪

♪You tell
me♪

♪And I'll
tell you♪

♪I'll tell you
why I love her♪

♪Tell me why she
said goodbye♪

♪Tell me why
she left me♪

♪I'll tell you
why I cry♪

♪Tell me why
I'm lonely♪

♪I'll tell why
I'm alone♪

♪Tell you why I
stayed around♪

♪Tell me why
she's gone♪

♪I'll tell why my
heart's broken♪

♪Tell me why
she was untrue♪

♪Tell me why
she left me♪

♪And I'll tell you
why I'm blue♪

♪You tell
me♪

♪And I'll
tell you♪

Just wrapped up surgery.

On the 90, as we would
say in California,

Add the T-H-E to
the highway.

There's no pain because
I have a nerve block

and that'll be wearing off
within the next 18 to 24 hours,

which means Hell
Day will start.

It's 26 of September.

Four weeks...

...3 days?

Since injury date.

I'll be back.

♪slow airy
synths♪

You feel great,
'cause the meds.

And you're starving, and
you order Shake Shack,

and you just eat like
complete shit...

...because you're
sad.

I don't know, that's
what I did.

That's what I've done after,
like, a few surgeries.

Shake Shack's my go-to
for some reason.

♪chill electronic
music♪

It's tough being on IR. It's
tough watching your teammates

go out there and play
without you.

Somehow you gotta
find a way to --

to do what's best
health-wise for you.

Sometimes mentally, it's
tougher than it is physically,

because you do
doubt yourself.

Because when it's hot,
your brain, right?

begins to think that
there's trauma here,

and so it's gonna
send proteins

and things to try
to heal it.

And it heals it and protects
it by making it thick

with scar tissue. And that's
what I don't want in here,

because you're going to
lose your extension.

If that continues
to get full,

you're gonna start
to lose it.

And if it hardens like this,
we are in a huge state of...

We just gotta suck it
up, go day-by-day,

and every day, I get better,
and we go out there

and play when
it's our time.

♪old-school
hip-hop♪

♪The
bomb♪

Bay Area in
the 90s was awesome.

Will Clark, Joe Montana, Jerry
Rice. Whole lotta neon.

Tight haircuts, great sun,
mullets, of course.

Growing up in the
Edelman household,

I would say it's different
than other households.

Uh, Julian and Jason
and me, we'd...

You know, a lot of sports,
a lot of school, um...

...high expectations
all the time.

We had a lot of rules
in our house,

and they were all good rules,
and it was, you know, strict,

it was fun, it was
a little bit of both.

The best way I can
explain it is...

...so you know when you're
at football practice,

and the coach is putting in a
new play for the week,

and you run it 40 times,
and 39 of those times

you get told everything
you did wrong?

That was growing
up here.

We opened a business, and
we bought our first home,

and we put our kids
through good schools,

and we spent a lot of time
with our children.

I mean it was like, I mean, we
were a regular family.

My -- My parents were very
tough. My -- They were strict.

My mom's like a real stern
little German lady.

My dad's a, you know, trailer
park dude that didn't have

a lot of supervision,

uh, had to learn
everything on his own.

Didn't have that fatherly
figure in his life.

-You're a monster.

Leave him
alone!

Me, not having a dad and --
and having a working mom,

it was real important to me
to make sure I spent

as much time with my kids and
gave them the best opportunity

that they could to
succeed in this world.

I'd go to work in the morning,
come home at 5:30 or 6,

pick Julian up, and we'd go find
either a baseball field,

a basketball court,
or a football field,

and we'd go practice.
And we did that every day.

San Bruno
Rams pee-wees

and the Redwood City
49er pee-wees.

These guys don't hit like
pee-wees, that's for sure.

In motion is Dorch.

What a sack!

Julian Adelman...

...Edelman, rather, launched
himself like a missile.

Football Frank is
full 1998.

Raybans, Croakies
in the back,

RC hat on front,
fanny pack.

At that time, I was the
President of Pop-Warner.

He was a high-strung guy.

I was studying, uh,
football coaching.

32 little 12-year-olds

running around like
it's the military.

We put together a --
a really good football team.

Bear-crawling a mile.

We chose to be
very competitive.

Yelling up a storm.

-It was, uh, it was serious.
-Kids are crying.

We were pretty involved.

I mean, it was -- it
was a different time.

It was a different time. That --
that was football Frank.

-We won championships.
-He looks to pass.

There's a receiver there.

Edelman! Who else?

A sixth touchdown for
Julian Edelman.

It's the 49ers 39,

and the visiting San
Bruno Rams, nothing.

♪cellos playing
softly♪

We've been playing
football since he

was about two.

He, like, dominated
everything up until about

the age of 11, and
then he quit growing,

and everyone else
continued to grow.

So all the other guys were
able to get even with him.

They were able to get
back at him a little bit.

In high school he
was real little,

uh, and we struggled.
High school was a struggle.

He'd come in the
room and cry,

"Dad, when am I
going to grow?"

And I said, "just be patient,
buddy, just be patient."

The kid was 5-foot-tall,
and he was like this little

badger that would badger these
big lions and tigers and bears

just fighting.

And at the end of the junior
year, he grew, like,

eight inches and
gained 50 pounds.

When his senior year came,
all hell broke loose.

♪trap
hip-hop♪

♪Think a little birdie
told me y'all been lost♪

♪Lackin' management
In need of a boss♪

♪It ain't me, that's
what I can't be♪

♪I open up and let
that stain see♪

♪till he paint me
This kinda rap♪

♪It really pains me
They try to...♪

It's all gone, bro.

♪soft
piano♪

You know, you have these
injuries and now you have

to work even
harder just to

keep up with the little tedious
work that you do to keep

those things, um,
protected,

and, uh, firing.

You just go back
to the basics.

One day, you'll be
better the next day,

you'll be better the
next day.

There it is.

Oh, I found it, dawg.

You going two in
a row there?

You go back into
competition mode, and two,

three days later you -- you're
bending your knee, and then

a week later you're
walking a little bit

when you're probably not
supposed to, but you still do

just to kinda just do your
own testing on it. And then,

you know, two weeks later,
you're starting to exercise

as the swelling is starting to
come down. And then it just --

you're getting progression
here and there. And, you know,

every little thing that you
feel new for the first time

in a good way is
like a little...

...like a little jelly bean of
confidence that you eat.

Ah!

-Did we get all of those?
-Yeah.

You got six
in a row?

The league has its
own 99%.

The top 1% get
the deals.

The contracts, endorsements,
appearances,

cash money.

What do you think?
You like this?

I love it. You need to
be good on social media.

Find businesses that
want to work with you,

and get your face out
there any way you can.

Good players capitalize
on the field,

smart players capitalize
off it.

Welcome to Smoothie Time.
I'm your host, Julian Edelman.

I'm Julian Edelman.
I'm Julian Edelman,

and this is
Burger Time.

♪Edelman,
Edelman♪

♪Defense be
like...♪

♪YAC collecting
them♪

♪...Call
Edelman♪

People are laughing at these
because it's Julian Edelman.

And I was like, I take offense
because I have to be

legitimately funny to get
people to laugh.

You're talking to the
marketeer of marketeers.

What do you mean?
P--

Please, I put the "M" in
marketing in the NFL.

To see someone who is still
actively involved in the game

who will come up with
an idea and have the focus,

I commend him. That's
why I'm here, man.

I want to help him out.

♪I got my
mojo...♪

I'm a little nervous.
Strahan gets me nervous.

He gets me real nervous.
Relentless!

Some of the success we've
had on the field,

it's definitely created a lot
of opportunity off the field.

You mind if I put
my leg up here, bud?

Sorry, just got to
get my extension back.

Written books, Flying High,
and Flying High 2,

Relentless.

Helped start a
production company

called Coast Productions.
You know, we're doing

a documentary right here.

Hey, don't look.

Danny is out
of the office for today.

Bro, we got a
meeting going.

What are you guys doing?
Cutting each other's hair?

He's come a long way.
From long hair

to a-- a clean cut,
Beckham-style soccer player.

I better see you on Good
Morning Football.

Good Morning America Football .
This is football!

Let's go!

When you run
your own business,

you don't have time
to go on vacation.

You don't go play.
You work.

I heard that you could
shoot the 3.

I can shoot.

I just had my knee
replaced, so...

Did you? So did I.

I do all these businesses
because

I have the opportunity to.

-Nice to meet you, man.
-Nice to meet you, man.

How's it going?
You guys filming?

-Yeah, is that cool?
-Yeah, of course!

Julian fucking Edelman

on the "I Am Rapaport"
stereo podcast.

Everything is always
about football.

I mean, ultimately, that's --
that's why I have all

of these opportunities. I
don't want to get a knock,

or a text from Bill because I
ain't tryna be no distraction.

Coach Belichick would probably
say something like,

you know, "We're not
on the program of...

...making these kind
of things right now.

You know, it's the National
Football League.

This isn't Hollywood.

Ay-ay-ay.

How does
that feel right there?

Good.

So this
time, or even Monday,

just doing this
right here.

He's a little bit of
a drama queen.

That shit hurts bro.
I don't care what anyone says.

So right now he's
getting the extension.

That's a huge part of
the ACL rehabil--tation

If you get a stiff knee joint,
like a stiff patella,

that's, like,
big trouble.

You gotta let your body tell
you if it's too much.

Then you just learn
from that and

you push it, then once you
start feeling signs of those

things again, that's when
y-- you dial it back again.

But if you don't feel those
things, then you know you can

push a little more.

We're not here to get
this thing healthy,

we're here to get this thing
back to what it was.

♪acoustic guitar
picking♪

It's weird, having Jules
home for holidays.

Well, he was injured, so he
was able to come home,

first time in I don't
know how many years.

We haven't had him home s--
since I think maybe college?

Maybe not colle--? I don't
even think college.

Maybe high school.

The whole family together for
Thanksgiving was just great.

This is all too
cluttery for me.

We got -- Why do
we got 25 waters?

I mean it was a pain.

There was a lot of people
there, but we had a good time.

You know, you get to
have your mom's cooking

that you grew up on, you
get to see all the family,

and it -- it just puts
you back into 1998.

My daughter Lily came
up and I love to get to

spend some extra
time with her.

I just love watching their
interaction. The way she looks

at him, the way he looks
at her. That reminds me

of his father with him.

He tries real hard to
be a-- a good dad.

He's not in a --
in a great position.

But, uh...he, uh, he loves
his little daughter.

He's gonna try to provide
her with the same things

that I provided him and
his brother and his sister.

Oh, shit.
There he goes.

The interesting thing
about my family,

all my dad's brothers and
sisters are deaf.

-Come on, Jules.
-I know.

I can...

...only...

...s-- spell.

When you communicate with
them, there's something

about it that just --
the connection,

and you almost want
to cry every time.

Welcome to CSM.

♪staccato synth
piano♪

He wasn't a five-star
guy, he wasn't a blue chip

recruited athlete.

He came to college of
San Mateo, right?

You know -- you know, a
physical, tough program.

But, you know,
we're not USC.

Smell that? That's a junior
college smell right there.

Yea, smells like
a locker room.

What, I was right here?

You know, nobody plays
JC and does well.

Well, Jules did.

Jules is getting bigger.
Jules is getting faster.

Jules is getting stronger.

You know, my little boy
was starting to turn into

a young man.

I mean, they couldn't
stop this kid.

I always liked
talking to the fellas.

Young kids that are
chasing their dream,

chasing their scholarship.

Going the long way.
Going the way I went.

-You guys doing crossbar?
-Yeah, man.

Crossbar challenge?

Oh!

Hey, we gotta
practice this more.

I like guys that just
talk, they don't do.

There it is.

Oh!

It reminds me that
your humble beginnings,

you know, that the road you
took, and it makes you wanna

go out and -- and work even
harder.

This is where Brady grew up,
he grew up right over here

in San Mateo. We're in
San Mateo now.

This is where it
all started.

He always had that aura
of -- of "Tom Brady."

You know, every day,
you'd get --

he gave you that kind of
motivation that a guy

from around here who
went the long road,

you know, who always had to
compete, always had to...

...you know, scratch and gnaw
to get to where he -- he --

he got. You know?

An' it -- and it gave you that
sense of hope that, you know,

it gave you that faith
that you could do it.

He lived right down
that street.

I hope we can -- I hope that
we can get him in this.

Honestly, um, uh, I hope
his schedule --

you know, the 14 things I did
for all his things, and...

Anyway, I -- I just, you know,
maybe we'll get a --

an appearance, a
three-minute thing,

I don't know. We'll
do it anywhere, Tom.

♪hold
music♪

Edelman out of the
shotgun. Ohio on a blitz.

Edelman cuts it up the middle.
Edelman spins away

from one tackler but gets to
the... He's still on his feet!

Edelman at the 10, Edelman at
the 15, Edelman at the 20,

Edelman at the 30, Edelman
still on his feet!

Edelman knocked down
at the 37 yard line.

You know, Julian had told me,
he just said, "Coach,

the first division I school
that believes in me,

I'm going to sign with them.
That's where I'm going."

Nobody wanted him, for
whatever reason.

I get it, because he
was small. But,

they didn't know him.

Th-- They didn't know
what kind of kid he was.

Edelman in a
shotgun. Edelman's gonna

throw. The blitz is coming.
Edelman steps up and avoids

the rush. Edelman
has a first down.

Edelman down the
middle of the field!

Well, it turns out, Kent State
came knocking at the door

looking for a quarterback.

A mid-major, 1 in 10
football program.

So we said, "Hey,
let's go to Ohio

and learn how to play
in the cold weather."

And let's play quarterback, so
we get the ball 60 times

in our hand, and we're
going to be seen.

Edelman
fakes the handoff

and evades Caleb Bostic.
Edelman throws it.

-That was kind of the game plan.
-Edelman fakes the handoff.

Edelman under pressure.
Edelman steps up

into the pocket. Edelman
breaks to the outside.

Edelman to the 30. To the 25.
To the 20. To the 15.

Edelman cuts it back
inside to the five.

He drags a player
into the endzone!

There was no doubt in his
mind. He was gonna

make a name for himself.

Next thing you know,
Pro Day came, and...

...he did the three cone
drill, and did it

in one of the fastest
times in the country.

We suspected that maybe he
could go be a punt returner

or maybe a --
a slot receiver.

It was difficult to
change positions.

But that's what
I had to do.

Uh, I was willing to
sacrifice anything...

... anything , to get
into the league.

♪jazzy
piano♪

♪I've got to believe
in something♪

♪I've got to believe
something true♪

♪But I can't believe
in nothing♪

♪If I can't believe
in you♪

♪My stars won't
be shining for me♪

Get a couple selfies.

Memories.

Lily is young.

Right now, she needs love and
support, someone to change

her diaper and someone
to feed her.

You gotta play the
cards you're dealt.

You gotta make
the best of it.

And I think Julian's
gonna do that.

♪country
western music♪

♪I've got livestock
I've got livestock♪

♪I've got cows
I've got pigs♪

♪I've got sheep
I've got mules♪

♪I got all
livestock♪

♪He started picking up
a little bit of speed♪

♪Picking up a little
bit of steam♪

♪He got on through
he turned a look♪

♪Back to the man
He said...♪

Ahh.

Fudge.

♪bluesy
music♪

1960, the New England Patriots
were founded as a member

of the American Football
League. In 1985, they reached

their first Super Bowl and got
the shit kicked out of them.

But they were up
by three.

They were up three to nothing.
Tony Franklin, huh?

With the barefoot
kick. Right?

After years of mediocrity,
Robert Kraft bought the team,

and traded for
Bill Belichick.

A year later, they
ot Tom Brady.

How the fuck is
that not a strike?

You just -- you just
want consistency. Right?

Anyways, a couple Super Bowls
later, you know the rest, huh?

Five rings. More than
anybody else.

Including whoever's
on your fantasy team.

I never thought he had a
chance. I didn't really

realize that after high
school, that you go

to college, I understand that.
He went to JC then he went

to Kent State, mid-America
Conference.

After that, I thought
it was over.

People ask me, say,

"Didn't you have a
dream of Julian being

a professional athlete?"
No, we didn't. Never once.

He always makes it.
There's no...

That's -- that always --
It's inevitable.

The thought of him not
playing in the NFL

never really
crossed my mind.

With the 232nd pick, New
England has selected

Julian Edelman, wide
receiver from Kent State.

You know, changed
my life.

Coach Belichick...

...is one of those
kind of guys that...

"Let's work hard at
practice, let's execute,

let's practice until
we get it perfect."

And that's the same mindset
that -- that I have.

Everybody can't play
for New England.

Everybody can't play
in a Tom Brady offense.

Everybody can't play
for Bill Belichick.

But those guys that
do, they excel.

♪hold
music♪

I couldn't miss this.

Tom throws with
guys out in Los Angeles.

That's when I basically
moved to L.A.

There was a lot
of Wes. Gronk would come,

Shane Vereen would come.

Our agent, I always remember
our agent, Steve Dubin,

always being like, "Man,
Julian's out there?"

Like, "If you ever need
someone, you know,

give him a call."

You're sitting there
waiting and bugging my agents,

texting them, like, "Yo,
is he gonna ever call?"

I was always like, "Yeah, you
know, I'll give him a call."

I was out in L.A. for
probably like a month,

then I got a phone call.

"Hey, babe. TB, here.

Just wanted to see
if you wanted to get

some extra work in. Come to
UCLA at, you know, 12 o'clock."

At like 9 o'clock
that day.

"Yeah, Tom. It's Saturday.
Alright. I'm comin'."

Just got blacked out the
night before.

Jules was just, you know,
he was always on-hand.

And I think he made himself
available, you know,

whatever he had to do
to get time with me and,

um, if I needed someone
to work with, you know,

he was going to
be the one.

I left everything,
got there an hour early.

I'm over there doing
calisthenics,

running, getting
lubed up.

It was a lot of conditioning
for the receiver, you know,

because it's a lot of running.
You know, it's --

it's easy for me to
throw the ball 40 yards,

it's harder for someone
to run 40 yards.

He ended up running
me into the ground. Almost died,

shot a lung out.

He was almost like
a -- a labrador receiver.

Just running, getting the
ball, bringing it back,

you know, panting.

I think he was
testing me, honestly.

After that year, I told
him, "Hey, I'm going to be

out there again." Then he
called me a couple more times.

That time together, when
I look back, was so, uh,

you know, great for the
two of us. It's still...

Like I said, we developed
a friendship, but also,

you know, a -- an
on-field chemistry, too.

Tom Brady was gonna get a --
He was going to have a

relationship with Julian
whether -- whether --

whether he liked
it or not.

When I think about
Brady and Edelman,

I mean you think about
a -- a Rice Montana,

you-- you're thinking
about Irv and Aikman

because they've won, man,
at the highest level.

He pushes Tom,
Tom pushes him.

Brady looks at Julian
as an ultimate ally.

It's kind of like that
suitcase in Pulp Fiction ,

you know, when the guy opens
that thing up and you don't

know what it is.

That's what it is.

The reason why they're
successful together is,

after practice, you got Tom
Brady and Julian Edelman

in the bubble, running routes.
Pass after pass after pass.

Up and down the field.

That's why it starts to
translate on the field

as successfully as it
has over the years.

He's the kind of guy you
just want to be in the --

in the dog fight
with. And uh,

you know, the --
the hairier it gets

the better it gets
with him.

Tom ... looks
left. Throws for Edelman!

Touchdown Patriots!

We ended up going out and
winning a Super Bowl.

-We did it!
-I love you, man.

We did it, bro. I love you.
You worked your ass off.

You're the greatest
quarterback in the world man!

Hey, I love
you man.

And then, you know,

messed around and
did it again.

Ah,
that's a catch!

-Oh my god!
-That's incredible!

We made a story! What
did I say at halftime?

It's gonna be a
hell of a story.

-I know.
-I love you, bro.

-Unbelievable.
-Five.

Now, we're going for --
going for...

...going to improve
every day.

♪chill electronic
R&B♪

♪I'm the loser and you know
I'm gonna come undone♪

♪Roll with the punches 'cause
I don't want to make a scene♪

♪Yeah, I've been
thinking lately♪

♪So you never
talk to me at all♪

♪'Cause I'm no
good anymore♪

♪Cuts and
bruises, babe...♪

3, 2, 1.

♪Cuts and
bruises, babe♪

Come on.

You're really never
completely, fully rehabbed.

But I -- I -- I feel like
I'm getting back to me.

Nobody's ever 100% in
football.

Nobody.

You show me a guy with
100% in football,

and I'll tell you a guy who
has never played football.

Yeah, he's 100%
probably right now.

Wh-- Who's to say
what is 100%?

Who's to say was he ever 100%?
He might have been 110.

You go from West Hollywood to
Santa Monica down to Carson.

You go do field work and some
training over at EXOS.

♪trap
hip-hop♪

♪Every season my season
Every season my season♪

♪Man, as long as
I'm breathing♪

♪Every season
my season...♪

Every season my season
Every season my season♪

♪Man, as long as
I'm breathing♪

♪Every season
my season♪

♪Man, as long as
I'm breathing♪

♪Every season
my season♪

♪Man, as long as I'm
breathing, every...♪

♪Every season
my...♪

♪Yeah

♪I got dreams
to believe in♪

♪I got cheese
to believe in♪

♪It was me and
my dogs...♪

Lily!
What's a doggy do?

♪Me no ramen
no reason♪

♪Seen it right
before my eyes♪

♪Dudes get locked
go treason...♪

Yeah-yeah-
yeah-yeah! Go-go-go!

♪I can't switch up on my guys
for they momma go demon♪

♪Shorty say she
love my fly♪

♪Hope thats not the
dope speaking♪

♪Hope that's not the
dope speaking, no♪

...on
sports radio in Boston.

There's gonna be a lot
of people who are gonna be

♪metallic
whirring♪

Patriots wide receiver
Julian Edelman is facing

a four game suspension for
violating the NFL's policy

on performance enhancing
substances.

Dear Mr. Edelman,

Pursuant to article 39,
section 7

of the collective bargaining
agreement, this will set forth

the NFL's disciplinary decision
in connection to a positive

test for performance enhancing
substances. Mm.

It's been determined that you
will be suspended

for four games.

During the suspension period,
the player will not be paid,

nor may he participate
in team activities.

He may not use
the club's facilities,

nor have contact with
any team personnel.

Damn cuh, you fucked up.

I'm not alone in this
world of how I think.

You know, work hard,
sacrific

Try to do the
right thing

If you make a mistake, fix it
and move on.

It's one of those things where
you just gotta man up and...

...tell him, and
know he's gonna

probably be disappointed.

I get to work one morning and
he had called his father.

Then his father told me.

And I was jus-- I was just
in shock. Couldn't believe it.

He said, "Dad,
I -- I -- I...

...I'm going to be
suspended for four games,"

and he told me
the reason why.

Obviously, you know --
there's a sense of

"What the hell is going on?
What the fuck?"

Frank was very upset.

We had a different stance on a
couple of things.

Jules didn't want his dad a
part of this process.

He was handling it
with his attorneys.

My husband doesn't understand
that sometimes.

I think, uh, we both
needed a little time away.

He needed it
more than I.

Me and my
dad talk everyday.

And uh, after that, we didn't
talk for a while

♪acoustic guitar
strumming♪

You know, through the whole
suspension time,

you obviously have some
feelings of isolation.

♪I'm
waiting♪

Just because you're
not in the building,

you're not communicating
with your teammates,

you're watching
them on TV.

It's definitely tough.

♪You don't
show♪

♪acoustic
strumming♪

♪Forbidden

♪Forgotten

I'm not a
grudge-holder,

and I try to teach my kids
not to hold grudges.

Hate is just a real
energy burner.

It burns so much energy.

♪You look at me
like I'm a...♪

I'm still
just focused on

going out and
getting my work in

and getting me
back to...

...being the best I can
possibly be going forward

when I do get to play.

As technology and science
and all of that,

there's going to people who
are looking for an advantage

and one way to stay ahead,
and that's just the nature

of sports, it's just a
competitive thing.

I don't know what
went into it,

I don't know anything
about it.

If I peed right now, my shit
would be every color

on that motherfucker.

I have no idea, I'm a
comedian. I -- I don't know.

If you told me I have
this short window

where I can maximize the most
amount of money I can make

in my career,

I would do anything
you told me to do.

I think it's
your job, as a parent,

to show unconditional love,
unconditional support,

and, um --
and move forward.

I just went back to work,
waited until he needed me,

and focused on what
I had to focus on.

♪playing "House of the
Rising Sun" on piano♪

♪piano
rings out♪

I put myself
in this situation.

Um, you know,
I screwed up.

You ow, I have a lot
of people countin' on me,

a lot of people supporting me,
a lot of people in my corner.

And, uh, you know,
I let 'em down.

Hello?

Hey, dad.

Um, I'm sorry.

Old Frank just got into town,
took the red eye in,

picked him up, did
some body work.

Now we're gonna
go train.

After that, I think we're
gonna try to get a lift in.

Tighten it up, the last couple
days before the start, so...

-It's good to have you in town.
-Thank you.

Yeah, I know he's
pumped as well.

Yeah, I can't wait
to watch him.

What's the word of
this year, Jules?

-Patience.
-Patience.

We gotta let this
game come to us.

-You're not Johnny Unitas, bud.
-Johnny U, baby! Johnny U.

Three yards and
a cloud of dust.

There was no football to be
played those four weeks,

obviously. So, Frank got
to coach him again.

Frank was happy.
He got to coach his boy again.

Get him ready. I think they
both were very happy.

It was something they hadn't
done in a very long time.

Some things
never change.

I just want you to
protect yourself.

Put that fucking
ball away.

And take that
hit. I try to interfere

with those basics, just
throw the towel at him.

Cover his eyes. Walk in front
of him before the ball

gets to him so he loses sight
of the ball for a moment.

Let him see a linebacker
the minute he catches it,

so, if he peeks he sees
something right there.

Just those kind
of things.

I'll just be
in the way.

Well, I don't want you
to get in the way.

I won't get in the way,
but I'm gonna bug you.

Typical football stuff.

♪You knew all my uncles
and my aunts though♪

♪Twenty candles, blow 'em
out and open your eyes♪

♪We were lookin' forward
to the rest of our lives♪

♪Used to keep my picture
posted by your bedside♪

♪Now it's in your dresser with
the socks you don't like♪

♪And I'm rollin', rollin',
rollin', rollin'♪

♪With my brothers like
it's Jonas, Jonas...♪

Push.

♪But I can't get it
outta my head♪

♪You prolly think that
you are better now...♪

-He's a football guy.
-Baby Belichick.

-You grab that little one.
-I'll grab the big one, buddy.

You've got a broken
hip, bud. You're old.

Grab the easy stuff.

Yeah, but I'm cute.

Good job out
there, buddy.

He's -- he's kind of
like my little mechanic

with my mind
sometimes.

He's like the life coach
doctor sometimes.

Even though he pisses me off,
but then, like, I reali-- eh...

...it's good having
him around.

You know what's
so funny, buddy?

-What?
-Is that you're my son.

To everybody else you're a
football player,

a professional
football player.

I don't know if
that makes sense.

But everything what we
were doing out there,

is what me and
you did.

That's what you
and I did, right?

Well, where did you think it
came from? I fucking --

I make these drills.

Well, job well
done buddy.

You made it.

He'd be anywhere he
wants to be.

Jules can pretty much do
anything he wants to do

when he puts
his mind to it.

Last thing he
needs is me.

Nah.

Not true.

Ah, I think it is.
Need the old man.

Nah.
Yeah.

You'd find a way.

-Throw 'em at your, uh -- thigh.
-Huh?

Put them at
your thigh.

Put -- stay sideways.
Throw the ball here.

Lower.

Little lower.

Right there.

Keep that ball
right there.

Lower.

Good.

You got a 32-year-old
wide receiver,

coming off a PED
suspension

and a torn ACL.

That is virtually
unprecedented.

Why would I doubt
him? You know?

People have doubted him his
whole life, you know?

I'm not gonna do it.

Yeah, I would never bet
against a guy like Jules.

Again, I think he's actually
better when people bet against

him, because he plays tougher,
more laser-focused.

He's gonna come back
with some fight, for sure.

Don't ever doubt
Julian.

If you -- if you say he's not
going to, he'll do it.

Just to show you
he will do it.

Yeah, we're paying you
a bunch of money.

How much longer do
we have to wait?

We're losing games! Get the
fuck back for God sakes.

Just counting the
days down,

counting the days down.

Honestly been a
fucking long year...

...with the suspension
and the injury,

and fucking this
and that.

It's been fucking
mentally exhausting.

Get back into my whole --
my -- my good place.

On a field, that's
a good place.

My happy place.

♪jaunty psych
rock♪

We are so
excited for him,

and we want him
to be patient.

We want him to just have
a good time,

and don't be
in a hurry.

That's fake Frank.

-That's not fake Frank.
-It's fake Frank.

-I mean, really.
-Have a good time?

-What the f-- ?
-I mean enjoy the ride.

Edelman outside,
he's got it. Break away.

♪Beats being
blind♪

♪Don't you
know?♪

-We at 100?
-We're 100%.

You're going soft now.

Yeah, you get soft after a
while. But, enjoy the ride.

It's adjust, adapt,
or die. Right?

And so now, we're going to -- we
have to adjust a little bit.

Put it back here.

We're gonna ask three
more questions....
No, we're done.

I'm done after this, bro.
I'm fucking worn out.

I didn't get a nap in.
Oh, shut up and get to work.

♪pulsating
synths♪

♪suspenseful
drum beating♪

♪dramatic
build♪

♪emotional
strings♪

♪synths
build♪

Maybe we should not
have done this thing.

And that's it.

Peace.

Suspension's over.

Alright, hold
it, hold it, hold it.

Stop everything.

Alright, errr-- I need to
be honest with you guys.

This was originally gonna be
the ending of the film,

but then these goddamn Patriots
had to do what they always do.

My life sucks.

This is fucked up.
My life really sucks.

I am narrating a documentary
about a New England Patriot,

despite the fact that
it's Julian Edelman.

Everybody loves Julian
Edelman. He'll s --

He's still a Patriot!

Whatever. Just go
ahead, roll it.

Go. Action!

Let's review. The Patriots
start two and two.

Dynasty is over,
Tom's done, pack it up.

Jules comes back from
suspension, week five

against the Colts.

They win that game,
go on a little run.

Win against the Chiefs,
Packers, Bills, and Bears.

Seven and two.
Not bad.

Keep an eye on
those Chiefs.

Jules is doing alright.
Maybe a little rusty,

but the offense seems
to be doing okay.

And here come the Titans!
Brady is obliterated!

Knocked on his ass!

Oh my god, that looked
like it hurt.

Patriots bounce back,
a couple more wins.

Jules is doing okay, I guess.
Everything is back to normal.

And from the top
ropes, the Dolphins!

The Miami Dolphins!

There is a miracle in
Miami! Nine and four!

Suck on that,
Patriots!

Bam, Steelers,
nine and five.

Losing two
in a row?

Two in a row? The Patriots
lost two in a row?

They finish with the Bills
and the Jets, 11 and five.

Two seed, locked in.

Playoffs, baby. We're
talkin' playoffs.

Let's gooo!

Rivers looks good,
Chargers are stack

Enh! Welcome
to Foxborough.

Like Lionel Richie, bro.
All night long.

Alright, here
we go. This is the one.

AFC Championship game
in Kansas City.

Arrowhead is terrifying.
Chiefs look unstoppable.

Mahomes is the future.
There's a super wolf blood moon.

What the fuck -- what the fuck
is a wolf blood moon?

Close game, Jules tries his
best to blow it. Come on!

He definitely touched it,
he touched the ball!

Look at his pinky!

...passes,
tapped and intercepted!

He responds
in a big way.

Third and Edelman.
Overtime.

Hey, let's go
to the Super Bowl now.

Hey, this will go to
the Super Bowl!

Then, Tom Brady
does what Tom Brady does:

-Super Bowl.
-Touchdown Patriots!

And they're bound
for Super Bowl LIII.

We're
going back, baby!

America's worst
nightmare is back!

And from here on
out, we continue the story

with our goodfriend Frank.

♪Straight through the
floor, I've fallen in♪

♪Came through the door
straight stumblin'♪

♪Still watch the film
be double-length♪

♪If it ain't 'bout the script
then it don't trouble with me♪

♪Came from the east, brought
you tales from the beach♪

♪Pounds for the cheap
got my town by the leash♪

♪Stayed out of reach 'cause
they aim for the knees♪

♪L paid
bail...♪

Okay.
Alright.

-We're here.
-Yay!

-And it begins.
-Super Bowl!

♪Came through the door
straight stumblin'♪

♪Still watch the film
be double-length♪

♪If it ain't 'bout the script
then it don't trouble with me♪

♪Came from the east, brought
you tales from the beach♪

♪Pounds for the cheap, got
my town by the leash...♪

Jules
is ready.

Yeah, he's ready.
Yeah, he looked good.

Mentally, physically,
emotionally.

Seemed to be
in a good place.

There's not a lot of
conversation, really.

I think we like it that way.
It's kind of like our routine.

We're -- we're in
game mode, so

there's nothing he
needs to know from us.

Here in Atlanta. Rams
versus the Pats.

Let's do it.
Go time.

Go whip
some ass.

♪mystical
energizing music♪

♪triumphant
climax♪

♪dramatic
music♪

♪Take what
you're given♪

♪Follow on
the road...♪

It's a journey that
we've worked so hard

to try to achieve, from the
ACL tear, from our suspension.

What people
don't realize is

You're not -- I'm
not just a fan.

I -- I actually care
about this guy.

And I know he's older,
I know there's a whole new

set of issues now.

Is my knee good? Am I --
you know, am I ready?

I think there's a lot of
expectations on him still,

not just from Dad anymore.
I think there's so many

more expectations.

You know,
he looks forward to this.

This is his life.

He just wanted
to play football.

Super
Bowl LIII.

The New England Patriots
and the Los Angeles Rams.

I can only imagine,
right now, all the anxiety

that's out there: the locker
rooms at the moment,

around the country
for those who have a tie

with the teams
and the players.

Let's start
fast. Big game, baby.

For those who
don't know it, you spend your

whole life trying
to get to this game.

But what I think about
is not just the player,

it's their mom and dad.
It's their aunts and uncles.

It's every coach
you've ever had.

They're so nervous right now.
They know this is the most

important day you've ever had,
and they are rooting for you

with everything
they have.

Obstacles to get
to where you want to go

There's a lot of
different ways to

the top of
the mountain.

Some people have the luxury
of having a paved road.

Some people have
a bumpy road.

Some people gotta climb
cliffs, go through water,

and just do whatever it
takes to get to the top.

But he had a dream.
And he had a belief.

We taught him the work ethic,
and he bought into it.

Wherever that
would lead us,

that's where we
were going.

♪"House of the Rising
Sun" on piano♪

Edelman wide open
at the 40, turns to the 35,

a stutter step to the 30,
angling right out of bounds.

Julian Edelman
will take at the 17 yard line.

Tries to spin away from the
first man and is dragged down

inside the 15
yard line.

Let's go.
Gotta believe now.

Brady to
throw, looking middle,

Edelman has it, 25,
makes the move, 30,

still on his feet, 35.

Ahh!

Brady, lobs the
throw, for Gronkowski,

left side, makes
the catch!

Let's go!
Let's finish it!

Gives to
Michel, runs it left,

touchdown Patriots!
Michel --

Allen
down. Turns toward Cardona,

in a 10-3 Patriots lead, extends
the hand, receives the steps,

swinging the right leg. Kick.
Driven to the upright.

And the kick is good!

Love you, dude.
Hell of a game.

We did it!

We did it.

We did it.
We did it.

And the Patriots...

...have won their 6th
Super Bowl title.

♪jazzy piano
tinkling♪

We did it, Dad.

We did it.

I love you. I wouldn't
be here without you.

Being a three-time
Super Bowl champion

and an MVP, those
are your dreams.

Those are your dreams.

You proud of him?

Of course I'm proud.

My son won MVP.

MVP! MVP! MVP!

MVP! MVP! MVP!
MVP! MVP!...

Go see daddy.

-Oh, thank you.

Thank you.
Get over here.

Get over --!

♪old-school
hip-hop♪

♪The
bomb♪

Shout out to motherfuckin'
Julian Edelman,

the MV motherfuckin' P!

♪Snoop Doggy
Dogg♪

♪From the depths of the
sea, back to the block♪

♪Snoop Doggy Dogg, funky
as the, the, The D.O.C♪

♪Went solo on that ass
but it's still the same♪

♪Long Beach is the spot
where I served my cane♪

♪Follow me, follow me
follow me, follow me♪

♪But don't lose
your grip♪

♪Nine-trizzay's the yizzear
for me to fuck up shit...♪

It's almost so storybook
ending you want to puke.

You know? It's like, who
does that really happen for?

♪'Cause I never hesitate to
put a nigga on his back♪

So we're talking
about Julian Edelman.

We need him to come
to New York, okay?

That's not happening. He'll
come to New York, for a --

for a -- for a weekend
and have a party.

Do I think it is gonna be
any good? I mean, I always,

at the very beginning
of our -- our things,

even if it's my idea,
or it's not mine,

I think it's gonna
turn out like shit.

If my Steelers lose,
I automatically roll

with the Patriots because I
know Mr. Kraft gonna give me

a call to come do the
Super Bowl party.

♪...the motherfucking
house like everyday♪

♪Dropping shit with
my nigga...♪

Well, I think he's always my
kid brother, you know,

that I never had and never,
you know, really wanted.

♪Shit that I drop 'cause
ya know it don't stop♪

♪Mr. One Eight Seven on
a motherfucking cop...♪

If you're not seeing me at
the beginning of the movie

on-camera at all, me popping
up at hour, eh, wh--

the 60 minute
mark?

45 minute mark?
Is gonna be weird.

I'm an award-winning filmmaker
but do your thing.

This is what
the fuck I do.

Patriots are the
king of finding

the needle in the haystack:
the fast white guy.

I don't know how
we find them.

They didn't make white guys
like that when I was a kid.

♪Now just throw your hands
in the motherfucking air...♪

♪My bank roll's
on swoll♪

♪My shit's on
hit, legit...♪

Don't -- don't
interview Danny.

Dude's a flat-out idiot.

Probably have his sunglasses
on the whole damn time.

Who's that?

♪...with the biggest nuts
and guess what?♪

♪He is I, and I am him
Slim with the...♪

-Hello?
-Hey, where are you?

I'm in an interview,
a big time interview.

♪The
bomb...♪

Alright, I gotta admit,
that wasn't so bad.

That was actually pretty
good, I'm impressed.

That was good. Job
well done, guys.

Hey, slow down!

♪Dog

♪Yeah

♪The
bomb...♪