Joe Addai hearts Edge James too

Because he’s the man

But Addai said that they communicated — that James spent time in 2006 to speak with and counsel Addai during the latter’s rookie season — taught him a lot.

It taught him a lot about the NFL, and how a player should approach his place in it.

Addai said it taught him something else, too:

That respect Addai had given him all those years? As it turned out, James deserved every bit.

“This is the guy who they brought me in to try to replace and he’s helping me out,” Addai said Thursday.

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