Ex-Patriots star Julian Edelman partners with Bud Light ahead of NFL Draft

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The NFL Draft is just a week away, and for the New England Patriots, it may be their most important draft in franchise history.

New England owns the third overall pick, their lowest since they selected 10th overall in 2008 (ironically, that's when they selected new head coach Jerod Mayo).

Plus, for the first time in this millennium, Bill Belichick will not be on the Patriots' sideline as head coach. In fact, it's his first time not being employed by an NFL team since 1974.

Ex-Pats star Julian Edelman understands the circumstances.

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Wide receiver Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots runs onto the field before the game against the Cleveland Browns, Oct. 27, 2019, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

"There’s a lot of implications, who they’re going to take. So, it’s going to be a fun draft for the New England Patriots for the organization and the fan base," he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

It’s going to be an even more fun night for one lucky Pats fan, though. Bud Light and the Patriots are giving away the Bud Light Easy Wish NFL Draft Experience, where one fan (of legal drinking age, of course) will win a grand prize of personal face time with Edelman, flying on the Patriots team plane, becoming the first Pats fan to meet their first-round pick, and announcing the team's third-round selection.

"I’m very excited. Bud Light has been around the Patriots. I’ve seen them for a long time, and to finally get to work with them during this time of the year, which is draft time, for the fans with this experience