I Think Julian Edelman Is One Of The Only Skoal Cherry Dippers In America?

(Maxim) — Edelman, who goes by Jules, has a four-year contract potentially worth $19 million, as well as relationships with a sneaker company and CoachUp, a private-trainer-matchmaking start-up, but still lacks major endorsement deals (if you don’t count his gig as a pitchman for Romm Diamonds in Brockton, Mass.). But a star who looks that good enjoying post-coital REM in a stranger’s bed belongs on a billboard for something or other. Even if he shrugs off compliments with a pinch of cherry Skoal, Jules knows it’s time to be the face of something. He may be “another shortish white dude,” as he puts it, but other shortish white dudes don’t pull models like him or catch like him or have a Super Bowl ring like his.

So I just read this article in Maxim. Great article, interesting read, you should check out the whole thing. But this one bit jumped out at me, “Even if he shrugs off compliments with a pinch of cherry Skoal….” Cherry? Really? Listen I’m not one of those guys who’s gonna get on you about what you dip. I think the people who claim their dip is “tough” are the same people who think you’re a pussy if you drink a Bud Light instead of drinking warm whiskey in August. Dip what you like and drink what you like. The guys who are like “Oh you dip Skoal? Real men pack Grizzly into the empty cavities where their wisdom teeth used to be then snort a tin of Cope snuff!” are the fucking worst. So I’m not doing this to make fun of Jules, I’m just genuinely curious how he came about this. In all my years of dipping I’ve never met a guy whose go-to was cherry. I’ve met apple people, berry people, even knew a vanilla guy way back in the day (worst flavor in the history of history) but I’ve never even heard tale of a guy who shrugged off compliments with a pinch of cherry. However, I’ve never met someone as devilishly handsome or as athletic as Julian Edelman. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not.