Massachusetts

Great white shark named after Patriots' Julian Edelman

FOXBOROUGH, MA - DECEMBER 23: Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots runs with the ball during the first half against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium on December 23, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

CHATHAM, Mass. — This great white shark goes long.

A shark conservation group says it's named a shark after New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman.

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said Friday it named the shark "Jules" for its wily moves. The Cape Cod-based group says it originally tagged the male in 2011, but he shook the tag.

"Like Edelman, he dropped his coverage and his squirrelly behavior made it hard to get a new tag in him," the group said on Twitter.

Jules was retagged on Tuesday.