Former Patriots star Julian Edelman speaks out amid Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson drama

FOX Sports NFL analyst and three-time Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman joins Colin Cowherd to discuss his first Super Bowl and detail what goes on throughout the week of the Big Game. He then details Bill Belichick's most notable pregame Super B...

For more than a decade, Julian Edelman was coached by Bill Belichick. But, in recent weeks, the former New England Patriots coach's accomplishments during his storied football career have largely taken a back seat to his romance with Jordon Hudson.

Hudson, Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend, was accused of attempting to assert her control during the former NFL coach's sit-down with "CBS News Sunday Morning." The interview was part of a promotional tour for Belichick's new book, "The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football."

Amid the fallout, Edelman is encouraging his former coach to return to his no-nonsense, football-first persona.

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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick celebrates with wide receiver Julian Edelman after defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime during Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 5, 2017. (Robert Deutsch-USA Today Sports)

"The No. 1 thing we used to talk about all the time in New England was distractions. ‘Let’s not make distractions. The game’s already as hard as it is. To prepare for it, to play, to coach.’ And regardless of what her role is, Jordon, yeah, I thought he got an unfair public opinion on the whole thing, because that happens all the time," Edelman said during a recent appearance on FOX Sports' "The Herd with Colin Cowherd."

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