The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy announced that its latest tagged shark will be known as “Jules” in honor of New England Patriots wide receiver and Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman.
The research organization tweeted that the shark, previously designated WS 11-05, was caught and tagged by researcher Greg Skomal off the coast of Massachusetts this week. The shark had been previously been affixed with a satellite tracking tag in 2011 but the shark managed to lose it when it swam into open water.
Classic head fake like his namesake. Here’s a great look at his left side. Cornerbacks across the NFL have seen this look in @Edelman11’s eyes right before a clutch reception from @TomBrady. pic.twitter.com/fr6L335SJA
— Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (@A_WhiteShark) July 20, 2019
“Like @Edelman11, he dropped his coverage and his squirrelly behavior made it hard to get a new tag in him,” the conservancy said in the original tweet. “Hard work pays off, and he was retagged Tuesday.”
Jules the Shark can be tracked in real time using the AWSC app, which can be downloaded here: https://www.atlanticwhiteshark.org/download-sharktivity
