Overview
- Edelman told the St. Brown Podcast that Michael Jordan pulled him in the night before the 2015 Super Bowl and said, “Don’t [expletive] it up kid, I got a lot on you tomorrow.”
- He said Jordan had money on the New England Patriots to win, a claim reported from Edelman’s account without independent confirmation from Jordan.
- Edelman recounted meeting Jordan and Derek Jeter while waiting for dinner in Phoenix the day before the game.
- He finished Super Bowl XLIX with nine catches for 109 yards and a touchdown as New England beat Seattle 28–24 on Malcolm Butler’s goal-line interception.
- Sports outlets amplified the podcast clip and framed it within Jordan’s well-known competitive streak and history of betting.