Julian Edelman reveals 'insider trading' fantasy football strategy he used on the Patriots

Former Patriots star Julian Edelman told Fox News Digital about how he used locker room knowledge during his playing days to gain an advantage in fantasy football, and how his biggest fantasy regret was taking Joe Burrow in 2023.

Former New England Patriots star Julian Edelman only played fantasy football earlier in his NFL career.

And when he did, he took full advantage of the knowledge he had as a member of one of the NFL's best teams to get an edge in his fantasy league. 

"I drafted like half of our lineup," Edelman told Fox News Digital. "I would draft me and [Wes] Welker, and we had [Aaron] Hernandez at the time because I knew the gameplan, he was going to get fed the rock, I kinda had some insider trading knowledge on that." 

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New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) makes a catch before a game between the New England Patriots and the Las Vegas Raiders on Sept. 27, 2020, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Edelman added that he "had to" have Tom Brady in his fantasy lineup as well. He also clarified that there was no money involved in the league he was a part of. 

But once the star wide receiver quit playing fantasy as an active player, he was still brutally reminded of his own role in the league of many Patriots fans. 

"Any time you'd walk down the street in Boston or anywhere, you'd always here some, like, it wouldn't necessarily be a gripe, but like ‘you got me 10 points in fantasy! Thanks Jules!’ or it was ‘only three catches? Come on bro!’" Edelman said, adding that he heard these fantasy-related jeers "all the time" during the football season. 

Then, when Edelman