The thought enough of former running back to sign him this Joe Cardona Jersey offseason to a three-year, $12.35 million deal.Coach Tom Coughlin, though, hasn't forgotten the budding New England star that Big Blue let walk away: .The were the only team to host the receiver and return man when he tested free-agent waters before the 2013 campaign. They didn't sign him, leaving the to re-up with Edelman, but Coughlin hasn't forgotten the visit. I was very, very impre sed with the young man," Coughlin said ahead of with the undefeated , per CSN New England. "He was very serious. I kind of like those kind of guys. ... He was serious about his busine s and the game of football and what he was looking for."Said Coughlin: "I certainly regret the fact that he's not in this uniform. But that's the way it goes."From another angle, 31 teams failed to project what Edelman would become for the once moved on.It's also fair to wonder if Edelman would have found succe s anywhere else, as New England continues to teach le sons on growing your own talent and turning other teams' rubbish into rubies. Julian Edelman Jersey