{"id":256531,"date":"2025-08-02T18:06:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/256531\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T18:06:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:06:14","slug":"could-ex-patriots-wr-tom-brady-targeted-most-make-2026-pro-football-hall-of-fame-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/256531\/","title":{"rendered":"Could ex-Patriots WR Tom Brady targeted most make 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Julian Edelman, the star wide receiver Tom Brady targeted most during their New England Patriots tenure, with 874 career targets, is eligible for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/pro-football-hall-of-fame-2025-induction-ceremony-live-updates-where-to-watch-tv-channel-live-stream\/live\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pro Football Hall of Fame;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pro Football Hall of Fame<\/a> class of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Despite modest traditional stats, 6,822 receiving yards and 36 touchdowns, Edelman&#8217;s postseason excellence, including multiple Super Bowl rings and a Super Bowl MVP award, is central to his Hall of Fame case.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/video\/top-5-julian-edelman-plays-in-his-career-as-ranked-by-gmfb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edelman&#039;s supporters will highlight his postseason records;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Edelman&#8217;s supporters will highlight his postseason records<\/a>. He is third in playoff receptions and receiving yards in the league, and his role as a clutch performer during the Patriots&#8217; dynasty enhances his Hall of Fame prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, voters often prioritize career longevity and regular-season production, areas where Edelman&#8217;s numbers pale compared to many Hall of Famers.<\/p>\n<p>He is widely expected to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but more likely as a second or third-ballot selection rather than a first-ballot standout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/news\/julian-edelman-voted-by-fans-into-patriots-hall-of-fame\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:He has been voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">He has been voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame<\/a> in May. Edelman became the 37th inductee in this franchise-level hall, recognized for his integral role. The\u00a02025 Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony\u00a0for Edelman will take place on Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. ET on the Patriot Place Plaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Julian Edelman, the star wide receiver Tom Brady targeted most during their New England Patriots tenure, with 874&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256532,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2050],"tags":[7,10858,10745,1167,249,2326,2094,6,208,1371,3866,495,1369],"class_list":{"0":"post-256531","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-england-patriots","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-hall-of-fame","10":"tag-julian-edelman","11":"tag-new-england","12":"tag-new-england-patriots","13":"tag-newengland","14":"tag-newenglandpatriots","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-patriots","17":"tag-pro-football-hall-of-fame","18":"tag-receiving-yards","19":"tag-super-bowl-mvp","20":"tag-tom-brady"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114960504262414127","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}