Will Julian Edelman follow Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to Tampa Bay? NFL fans speculate

Tampa Bay Buccaneers once again made headlines after y agreed to a trade for Rob Gronkowski with New England Patriots. Gronkowski opted to come out of his retirement, but instead of playing for New England, tight end will be reuniting with Tom Brady at Buccaneers. With trade w officially confirmed, two of cornerstones in Patriots' previous three Super Bowl wins will be plying ir trade in Tampa Bay. Unsurprisingly, NFL fans think a third Patriots member could soon be on his way to Buccaneers - wide receiver, Julian Edelman.

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Having played his entire career at New England, Edelman has played over 150 games for Patriots. However, at 33, experts suggest Patriots might be looking to engineer a trade for wide receiver in exchange for young talent. While reports indicate Bill Belichick and co are indeed looking to get Julian Edelman off ir books, fans on social media are convinced that a trade could be on cards for Edelman.

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However, after losing two of key stars of previous decade, losing a third might t be ideal option for Patriots. Despite approaching twilight st of his career, Julian Edelman still remains a key cog for head coach Bill Belichick, per reports. Moreover, Patriots do t boast too many options at wide receiver. Alongside Julian Edelman, N'Keal Harry, Mohamed Sanu, Damiere Byrd, Jakobi Meyers and Matw Slater are wide receivers currently on Patriots' roster.

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On or end of spectrum, Tampa Bay boasts two of best wide receivers in NFL in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Furrmore, Buccaneers have already spent a major chunk of cap in acquiring Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. Brady is reportedly set to earn $50 million guaranteed over next two years while Gronkowski will reportedly earn $9.25 million this season.

According to Over Cap, Buccaneers are heading into 2020 NFL Draft with just $5 million in salary-cap . This casts furr doubts on wher Buccaneers could afford to sign Julian Edelman without losing one of ir key stars.

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