Julian Edelman tells a crazy Super Bowl 52 story that involves Guy Fieri and the Colts
In a recent story about Julian Edelman’s Super Bowl 52 experience, the Indianapolis Colts were named as an important subject of the story.
In February of 2018, the New England Patriots were playing in yet another Super Bowl. Of course, they ultimately lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, who had Nick Foles at quarterback and Frank Reich as offensive coordinator. Both Reich and Foles are now with the Indianapolis Colts, but it turns out that the actual Colts had an impact on the Patriots that night.
Julian Edelman, a retired NFL receiver that played 11 seasons with New England, didn’t get to play in that Super Bowl because he missed the entire season with an ACL injury. However, he recently told a story about how he encountered the Colts the night of the Super Bowl.
During a recent Reddit AMA, fans were allowed to ask Edelman anything in hopes that he would answer their question. One of the most popular questions was asking why defensive back Malcolm Butler didn’t play in that Super Bowl. Edelman deflected with his response by saying, “I don’t really know I was too busy getting kicked out of the Colts box with Guy Fieri that Super Bowl.”
This opened up an entirely new set of questions from fans as they were curious about the details of Edelman being kicked out of a box. Edelman indulged the fans and explained, “Guy had some tickets in the Colts box (oh, we’re friends nbd). Got settled, got my popcorn, got my cracker jacks, telling old war stories to the lovely folks in the box. Then I get a tap on the shoulder. Colts management found out I was there, and let’s just say Indy isn’t known for its hospitality.”
Colts kicked Julian Edelman out of their box at Super Bowl 52
There aren’t many complaints about Indy’s hospitality, but Edelman was a member of Indy’s biggest rival, so of course, the Colts weren’t going to allow an enemy to chill in their territory. Especially since Edelman had many other avenues to enjoy the game.
Over the last 20 years, New England and Indianapolis have had one of the tensest rivalries in the NFL. Both organizations, from the top down, understand what the rivalry means and it’s shown every time the two share the field. Last season, Indy got the best of the Patriots with an electric primetime victory and put to rest any talks about the rivalry being dead.
The two teams will meet again this season in Foxborough at Gillette Stadium during Week 9. If Edelman is in attendance, he’ll be sure not to stumble into the Colts box because he will surely be kicked out again.
