Julian Edelman Has Reportedly Added Shakira to His List of Accomplishments

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Some men are just built different. 

Your average guy retires to … well, retirement. They relax. Maybe take some part time job with zero stress just to hang out with other fellas. But mostly they enjoy their golden years taking a well-earned break from the hustle and bustle. Diving into household chores they've been procrastinating. Applying themselves to the hobbies they used to squeeze into the weekends. Golf. Boating. Leisure travel. Wearing a fishing hat, smoking a pipe and calling their wife "Mother." Drinking to excess. Staring into the abyss of their own mortality and dying prematurely.

But others? Thrive. Achieve. Reinvent themselves. Accept new challenges and refuse to go quietly into that good night. And I'm happy to report that Julian Edelman is one of those men. Witness his latest (alleged) career achievement. He sees Travis Kelce's Taylor Swift, and he raises him the star of the Super Bowl LIV halftime show:

The Sun -SWIRLING rumours suggest Colombian singer Shakira is dating ex-NFL player Julian Edelman following her bitter split from Gerard Pique. …

Speculation has soared since Shakira shared a series of pictures snapped at her weekend 47th birthday celebrations, including one which featured American former football player Julian Edelman.

Edelman, 37, and the Hips Don't Lie singer stood side by side with their arms around each other as they smiled at the camera in the black and white shot.

Fans of both Shakira and Edelman are now curious to know whether the image might point to the pair being romantically involved.

It would be unprofessional of me to not point out this is strictly at the rumor stage. But lately the Celebrity Rumor Industrial Complex has a Joe DiMaggio-like hit streak going, so it would be foolish to doubt this one. After all, let's take a brief look at the All Pros in his body count:

Adriana Lima

Ella Rose, the mother of his child:

So adding yet another internationally-renowned, supremely attractive woman is very much on brand. And while going 10 years above his age group might seem like he's fishing in different waters now, 47 is the new 37 when you're One Name-levels of famous and have 90.6 million Instagram followers. 

College quarterback. Professional wide receiver and punt returner. Three-time champion. Super Bowl MVP. And now since retiring, podcaster. Star of major motion picture 80 for Brady. And now adding one of the biggest popstars in the world to his already impressive resume. Julian Edelman is on track to have a better career after football than he did in it. And THAT is saying something.