Patriots legend Julian Edelman reveals Michael Jordan threat that changed Super Bowl

Michael Jordan has hopefully thanked Malcolm Butler by now.

MJ, the Chicago Bulls all-time great, had a lot riding on the New England Patriots in February 2015 when they took on the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl.

That's the game when the Seahawks got all the way down to the goal line driving for the winning touchdown, then had Russell Wilson get intercepted by Butler to secure a last-gasp Pats win.

And now we know MJ was invested.

Patriots receiver legend Julian Edelman shared a story about this on the St. Brown brothers' podcast, saying MJ told him, "Don't f--- it up kid. I've got a lot on you tomorrow."

Edelman certainly did his part. He had nine catches for 109 yards and a touchdown in the win.

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It's quite the story.

Jordan was certainly known as having a competitive streak away from the basketball floor, too, so this checks out with a lot that has been written about him in the past.

It's a bit funny trying to imagine what the encounter between Jordan and Edelman was really like, because you can imagine the New England receiver being star struck while also trying to process the directive he's been given. 

The reality is Edelman would've given it his all regardless. It was the Super Bowl.

And at the end of the day, Jordan has to be very happy the Seahawks didn't hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch.

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