The team announced Friday that Edelman was named the New England Patriots 2019 Ed Block Courage Award Winner, according to a statement on the Patriots website.

The award is bestowed to a player each year “who best exemplifies the principles of courage and sportsmanship while also serving as a source of inspiration,” the statement said.

Edelman is scheduled to be honored with fellow award winners from the other NFL teams in Baltimore on March 28, the statement said.

The citation wasn’t Edelman’s first run-in with the law. In November 2011, Edelman was arrested and charged with indecent assault and battery for allegedly groping a woman at a Copley Square nightclub. Suffolk County prosecutors dropped the charges a month later after concluding they would not be able to meet burden of proof in a trial.

Video surveillance footage of the incident showed physical contact between Edelman and the alleged victim was brief and “did not meet any elements of a crime,” according to a statement from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Edelman signed a two-year, $18 million extension last May, which will keep him under contract through the end of the 2021 season.

Edelman finished the 2019 season with a career-high 1,117 receiving yards despite missing three games due to injuries. He caught 100 passes (six touchdowns) and will need knee and shoulder surgeries this offseason.

The Patriots were eliminated by the Titans in the AFC Wild Card round Jan. 4 with a 20-13 loss at Gillette Stadium.

Ben Volin of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Brandon Chase can be reached at brandon.chase@globe.com. John Hilliard can be reached at john.hilliard@globe.com.