What's it feel like to get yelled at by Tom?

When I was young, he used to get on me real hard.

If I didn't do something exactly right, like he would like fully like,

come on, Jewel's Gatska!

Like hit the high octave.

But as I got older, he would yell at me and I would kind of like yell back.

If this wasn't meant to be yelled at, I'm like, bro, you can't yell at me for this.

I'm Chris Long and this is American Prodigies, becoming great.

On this podcast, we highlight the fascinating career journeys of current and former football players.

Each episode, we take you on a trip through a player's life, and along the way, explore what it means to be great.

Because greatness comes in all shapes and sizes, and every path is one of a kind.

Today, we're diving into the story of a man who played for one team his whole 11 season career.

This former high school and college quarterback had to be adaptable.

He contributed in all three phases of the game at the NFL level.

He entered the league as a seventh round draft pick, but ended up as a three-time Super Bowl

winner and a Super Bowl MVP. He was arguably Tom Brady's most trusted teammate in New England.

Of course, I'm talking about Julian Edelman.

Like his buddy Tom, Jules hails from the Bay Area, Redwood City, California.

He started playing football at age eight for the same reason many kids do, because his older brother was doing it.

Young Julian was on the smaller side. As a freshman at high school, he stood 4 foot 11 and weighed under

100 pounds. He played tailback and DB. Sophomore year, he started playing quarterback and led the JV

squad to the championship game. With seven seconds left in the 1414 ball game, Jules was playing

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