Tom Brady’s Comeback Tweet Is Modern Version Of MJ’s ‘I’m Back’ Fax

In 1995, Michael Jordan shocked the sports world by announcing that he was coming out of retirement and returning to the Chicago Bulls with a fax that simply read: “I’m back.” Almost exactly 27 years later, Tom Brady gave us the 2022 version of this fax. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

On March 18, 1995, Michael Jordan shocked the sports world by announcing that he was coming out of retirement and returning to the Chicago Bulls with a short-and-sweet fax that read: “I’m back.”

Almost exactly 27 years later, Tom Brady gave us the 2022 version of this fax, announcing that he was coming out of retirement and returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a short-and-sweet tweet that concluded: “Unfinished business LFG.”