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Julian Edelman is unhappy with how one of his former teammates portrayed Bill Belichick’s relationship with ex-New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in the new docuseries The Dynasty.
On the latest edition of his “Games With Names” podcast, Edelman discussed Wes Welker’s comments in the Apple TV+ series, alleging that Welker lied about Belichick being lenient on Hernandez because he dislikes the legendary coach.
“Welker’s out here saying like Aaron Hernandez got away with murder — figuratively speaking — at practice; that’s not even true,” Edelman said. “Welker painted the picture he [Hernandez] was like the king, like he got to do anything.
“I remember Bill motherf—–g Aaron all the time. Come on, Welk. Trying to make up stories. We know you don’t like Bill.”
In The Dynasty, Welker is featured saying “I remember thinking like, ‘Why does he [Belichick] love this guy?’ I don’t get it. I don’t get it. But when you’re that talented, a lot of people put up with a lot of stuff.”
Matthew Slater, Edelman’s teammate with the Patriots, refused to offer his thoughts on the topic, but Edelman again accused Welker of “hating” Belichick.
Hernandez, who played three seasons with New England from 2010-12, was found guilty of murder in April 2015 and sentenced to life in prison.
He was discovered dead in his cell of an apparent suicide on April 29, 2017.
[ New York Post ]