Super Bowl 49 between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks was one of the most memorable Super Bowls in recent years.
New England trailed 24-14 entering the fourth quarter before scoring 14 straight points to take a 28-24 lead.
With just over two minutes left in the game, quarterback Tom Brady found wide receiver Julian Edelman for a three-yard score for the go-ahead touchdown.
Seattle got the ball and drove it to the one-yard line before Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson’s pass to give New England its fourth.
This week, Edelman joins comedian Bert Kreischer on his show a named game He recalled going out to dinner with his family earlier in the week of Super Bowl 49 and the wide receiver was in town meeting two legendary athletes playing in the big game: Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter.
“I’m very starstruck,” Edelman said, “and I was about to play in the Super Bowl. I went up and you could tell Jeter was a very charismatic guy; I walked up and said, ‘Mr. Jeter, I’m It was Julian Edelman. I was at the Super Bowl. “I felt weird introducing myself, but I wanted to meet him. “
Edelman went on to say that Jordan was a bit standoffish and didn’t seem to want to talk, but that changed as Edelman was about to leave.
“The conversation ended after about five minutes and I was about to leave and Jordan walked up to me and he said, ‘Hey kid, I got a bunch of money on you. Don’t screw this up.’ That’s what he said to me The only words. “I said, ‘Yes, sir, Mr. Jordan. ‘ I do not know what to say. This is crazy. ” Edelman added.
In addition to the touchdown, Edelman also led all Patriots receivers with 109 receiving yards.
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