“Rob Gronkowski is Michael Jordan”: Former NFL Star Cemented the Iconic Nickname for Tom Brady’s Legendary Ex Teammate in 2015

Very few sports teams end up forming a dynasty that lasts several years. But the Chicago Bulls of the 90s and the New England Patriots of the last decade have defined what it means to be a dynastic franchise. A former NFL wide receiver and analyst once called Rob Gronkowski the tight end of the Patriots ‘Michael Jordan.’ He further made comparisons to Gronkowski’s teammate and Scottie Pippen.

Nate Burleson, a former wide receiver in the NFL and an analyst on the NFL network, once compared the star players of the New England Patriots and the dynastic Chicago Bulls of the 90s. The comparisons made headlines and sparked conversations all over the internet.

Gronkowski and the Patriots draw comparisons to Michael Jordan and the Bulls

On a TV segment on the NFL Network in 2015, Nate Burleson compared the 3x Super Bowl Champion, Julian Edelman ‘Slottie Pippen’, referring to how Edelman played second fiddle to Gronkowski and Brady in those Super Bowl runs.

“Rob Gronkowski?is Michael Jordan and I’m going to call Julian Edelman ‘Slottie Pippen,'”?Burleson stated.

He further went on to call the Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski ‘Michael Jordan.’ Fans were confused by the comparison between Gronk and Jordan and instead believed it should be between Michael Jordan and Tom Brady, who is considered by many to be the GOAT of Football.

Inspired by the comments made by Burleson, the star wide receiver of the New England Patriots, Julian Edelman, took the comparisons to a whole new level when he made T-shirts of himself, Gronk, Brady, and Bill Belichick wearing Bulls jerseys. Edelman even sold those T-shirts on his website.

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On the T-shirt, Gronk can be seen wearing Jordan’s iconic jersey with 23 on it. Moreover, Brady is wearing Dennis Rodman’s jersey, and Edelman is wearing Pippen’s jersey, staying true to the ‘Slottie Pippen’ comparisons. In the background, Bill Belichick can be seen wearing the classic outfit worn by Phil Jackson in the 90s.

The Chicago Bulls and the New England Patriots; dominant dynasties

The Chicago Bulls were a dominant franchise in the NBA. Jordan, alongside Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, won 6x NBA championships with the Bulls. Two three-peats marked the historic run of the Bulls in the 90s.

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The New England Patriots dynasty lasted for nearly two decades. The team’s fortunes changed when their starting quarterback, Drew Bledsoe, got injured, and Tom Brady came as a replacement. Since then, the Patriots have made the playoffs almost every season, marking their dynastic run for over two decades. In that span, they won 6x Super Bowls and a host of conference championships. In the 2010s, Brady was joined by Gronk and Edelman, and the trio won 3x Super Bowls together. Gronk and Brady linked up again in Tampa and won their fourth Super Bowl together with the Buccaneers.