Julian Edelman was a valuable utility man for the New England Patriots last season, but it appears his plate could be a little less full in 2012. Edelman played wide receiver, defensive back, and special teams return man for coach Bill Belichick in 2011. Edelman told Masslive.com that he hasn't attended a defensive meeting or practiced with the unit during the first two weeks of OTAs. Edelman wouldn't divulge whether he had a conversation with Belichick about his role in the upcoming season. “You’d have to ask coach on that,†Edelman said, following the Patriots' time-tested motto of 'Why say something when you can say nothing at all?' “All I can do is just worry on trying to learn the receiver position and whatever they want me to do on any other phase of the game.†Source: NFL.com
