Julian Edelman believes ex-Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker made up stories about Bill Belichick on the 'Dynasty' documentary: 'We know you don't like him'

Former New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has accused former teammate Wes Welker of making up stories about his time under Bill Belichick.

In the latest episodes of Edelman's 'Games with Names' podcast, the 37-year-old discussed Apple TV+'s documentary 'The Dynasty: New England Patriots' alongside fellow Patriot and future Hall-of-Fame special teamer Matthew Slater.

The discussion turned to the documentary's portrayal of ex-tight end Aaron Hernandez - with Edelman alleging that Welker lied about the coach's relationship with the player who would go on to be convicted of murder. 

'Welker's out here saying like Aaron Hernandez got away with murder — figuratively speaking — at practice; that's not even true,' Edelman said. 

'Welker painted the picture he [Hernandez] was like the king, like he got to do anything.

'I remember Bill motherf–king Aaron all the time. Come on, Welk. Trying to make up stories. We know you don't like Bill.'

In the documentary, Welker was quoted as saying, 'I remember thinking like, "Why does he [Belichick] love this guy?" I don't get it. 

'I don't get it. But when you're that talented, a lot of people put up with a lot of stuff.'

Slater, a ten-time Pro-Bowler on special teams, didn't comment on the relationship between Welker and the now-out-of-work coach.

'Wes, I ain't even saying nothing, man, I'm just sipping my water,' Slater said, to which Edelman replied, 'I love him too but it's clear he hates Bill.'

Edelman and Slater were teammates with Welker for four seasons before Welker signed with the Denver Broncos in free agency before the start of the 2013 season.

Welker is now the wide receivers coach with the Patriots' division rivals: the Miami Dolphins.

Hernandez would later be found guilty of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison in 2015. In 2017, Hernandez was found dead by suicide in his prison cell at age 27.

Some believe that the documentary has painted Belichick in a negative light - which led to Slater defending his former coach.

When asked his thoughts about the documentary, Slater told Edelman, 'I haven't watched it.' He continued: 'This is interesting, this 'Dynasty'… I'm not sure how I feel about everything. 

'I know there are some comments that I made on there that made it seem like Bill was this demanding presence, and he was — but I also want people to see that there are multiple sides to Bill and it's tough because I feel like he's being portrayed in a certain light.

'We're painting a picture but we're only showing people part of the picture. With coach, it's very complex and there are things that were tough and I'm sure we all may feel like, "Hey maybe we wish we had done things this way," but let's make sure none of us forget the fact that the dynasty is not even being talked about without Bill Belichick and the things that he did were with intentionality and purpose.'

Edelman has been critical of the docuseries - as have other former Patriots players Devin McCourty and Rodney Harrison.

Even Patriots owner Robert Kraft admitted that he was 'a little disappointed' with the project.