Julian Edelman, meet Buster Skrine.

Skrine dropped the hammer on the New England Patriots wide receiver Sunday, flooring him with a massive, legal hit.

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The clock-cleaning blow didn't prevent Edelman from holding onto the ball, however, or from popping right back to his feet.

He does, after all, love getting hit.

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Skrine actually might have gotten the worst of the exchange. The New York Jets cornerback left the field late in the second quarter and was announced as questionable to return with a shoulder injury.