Belichick, Brady deflect Edelman queries

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FOXBORO -- Bill Belichick and Tom Brady were buffeted by questions about embattled wide receiver Julian Edelman on Wednesday. Neither the Patriots head coach nor quarterback bit on either the Edelman questions nor the broader behavior questions being tossed out. A news reporter from WHDH TV was borderline combative with Belichick, firing off repeated questions in the head coach's morning press conference. There were nine questions on Edelman at the start of the press conference. "I dont have any comment," Belichick said to the initial question. "I think his representatives made their comment on it, I dont have anything to add to it." Belichick allowed that he did speak with Edelman about the issue. He declined to reveal details of the conversation and whether Edelman would be subject to discipline. If he is disciplined by the team, the Patriots won't be sharing what the discipline is. Brady, after deflecting questions at the start of his press conference about Edelman, explained later how the team deals with PR issues that don't directly involve them. "You don't talk about it, answer questions when people ask, you just move on," said Brady. Kevin Faulk was more candid on the issue, referencing his own weed arrest in talking with media in the Patriots locker room. Thats over with now, Faulk said. Were focusing on the Giants right now. It happened. The worst thing that can happen, it happened. Now its over. Keep letting everybody else talk about it. Dont worry about it, you got a game to play on Sunday. I was actually in that situation in the offseason a few years ago. So, its one of those thingsit happened already, move on."Faulk echoed Brady's don't ask, don't tell approach to dealing with the controversy. Dont talk about it, Faulk said. Its hard for you not to hear it. Because the medias talking about it. But at the same time, its not being talked about in here. The thing being talked about is the Giants. As a veteran player, theres a couple of guys that guys will come talk to. That aspect of what they need to do or what they think. Hes talked to coach, hes talked to Mr. Kraft, and they discussed everything. Now, its a dead issue for everyone else on this team. Now, its for him to talk about it or his attorney.

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