“Tom Brady is the same thing you think of when you think of Michael Jordan”: Julian Edelman believes the NFL GOAT had the same killer mindset and “addiction to competition” Bulls legend did

Tom Brady

Tom Brady has retired, and the comparisons to Michael Jordan have already started as both retired as the respective GOATs of their sports.

Brady went out with seven Super Bowl rings, the most in NFL history and more than any other NFL franchise, and he holds 40 other passing and winning records that nobody is probably going to touch for a long time.

Brady and Jordan retired in very different manners. Jordan, in fact, retired three times, once in the middle of building a dynasty, once after the dynasty was over, and finally one more time to end his career once and for all.

Brady, on the other hand, looks like he’s committing to one retirement, as he’s played 22 long years in the NFL, seven more than Jordan. Brady also went out playing some of the best football of his career while with Jordan you could clearly tell that he was at a decline.

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Julian Edelman compares Tom Brady and his competitive nature to Michael Jordan

Brady’s success was a direct result of his committment to the game. He wouldn’t let anything or anyone distract him from what he wanted to achieve, not even being drafted 199th overall. Once he set his mind on winning, you couldn’t shake him.

Jordan shared this same ‘killer mindset’, and it is what made him the greatest NBA player to ever step on the court. Stories of him trash talking opponents, getting into their heads, and finding ways to exact revenge on those who wronged him are all part of Jordan’s lore.

Brady was similar in many ways, trash-talk and all included, and his former teammate Julian Edelman believed so as well. Soon after Brady’s retirement, Edelman shared his thoughts on how great of a player Brady was, and he immediately referenced Michael Jordan as a comparison.

 

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Edelman had the privilege of playing with Brady for 10 years, winning three Super Bowls along the way. In the postseason, he was routinely Brady’s most reliable target and now has the second most playoff receiving yards all time behind Jerry Rice. If anyone can tell you about Brady, it’s Edelman.

The Jordan comparison is definitely valid, and it’ll be a long time before we get another Brady/Jordan esque player ever again (in both the NBA and NFL).

Also Read: “Tom Brady reminds me of Tim Duncan”: HOFer Chris Carter likens Bucs QB’s skillset to NBA legend and their ability to master the mundane things

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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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