Julian Edelman compares Jimmy Garoppolo to Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers

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Here's something that will make Bears fans salivate: Super Bowl hero Julian Edelman thinks Jimmy Garoppolo is comparable to Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers.

Edelman was on NFL Network Tuesday night and sang Garoppolo's praises:

"I'm not a paid GM, so I don't know the whole value thing. But as far as a guy that I get to play with every single day, Jimmy Garappolo, the guy's a stud. He went out and played in the regular season and he played very well. He's got that kind of gunslinger-like confidence. That Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers kind of confidence. He practices hard, he prepares hard. He's a good kid, he's young, I think he's a good player."

Given that Edelman has spent his entire eight-year NFL career catching passes from quite possibly the greatest quarterback ever (Tom Brady), I think it's safe to say the New England Patriots wide receiver knows what he's talking about.

Of course, the highest compliment Edelman could've given Jimmy G would've been a comparison to Brady, but there is only one Tom Brady.

Still, if Garoppolo is the second coming of Favre or another version of Rodgers, that's not too bad. Bears fans know all too well the greatness of those two "gunslingers."

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The Bears are one of the teams said to be seriously in on trading for Garoppolo, who has one year left on his contract. The Chicagoland native and Eastern Illinois product has been linked to several teams in trade rumors this offseason, including the Cleveland Browns, who hold two picks in the Top 12 of this spring's NFL Draft.

Garoppolo has only thrown 94 passes in his three NFL seasons, but he has yet to throw an interception and impressed in his time filling in for the suspended Brady (502 yards, 4 TDs) early in the season.

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