The Patriots ’season change continued Monday.
The power is of the AFC terminated the contract of veteran receiver Julian Edelman with a failed physical designation, the NFL Network first reported.
Edelman missed the last 10 games of the 2020 season while recovering from knee surgery and the Boston Herald reported last week that there were doubts at Foxborough that the 34-year-old would be able to play the entire 2021 season. .
ESPN.com reported Edelman has been contemplating retirement and this transaction could be the first official step to get out of the sport.
De facto coach and general manager Bill Belichick spent the offseason rebuilding an offense he fought last season during a 7-9 campaign, the first in 20 years without Tom Brady as quarterback.
The team added receivers Nelson Agholor and Kendrick Bourne, along with tight ends Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith, to give more weapons to quarterback Cam Newton.
Edelman is a friend of Brady and desperately tried to convince him to stay in New England last season. If Edelman chooses to continue playing, it will be speculated that he could sign with the Buccaneers.
Edelman had 620 catches for 6,820 yards and 36 touchdowns in his 12-year career with the Patriots.