Amid the not-so-shocking news that Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tom Brady was coming out of retirement, there was one interesting side story that came out: his âlastâ touchdown ball. People believed that Brady's touchdown pass to Mike Evans would be the last of it's kind. Because of that, there was a huge bidding war for Brady's âfinalâ touchdown ball.
Of course, that would turn out to be a dud. Barring a spectacular collapse from Brady, the Buccaneers QB is guaranteed to throw another touchdown this season. That would mean that the âfinalâ touchdown ball would lose it's luster. For the buyer that bought said ball for over $500,000, that seemed like money that went down the proverbial drain.
Thankfully for that buyer, he won't be spending half a million dollars on a regular game ball. Lelands, the auction house that made the sale, announced in a statement that they were voiding the aforementioned auction after the Buccaneers QB's retirement. According to their statement: (via ProFootballTalk)
âFollowing Tom Bradyâs unretirement, and after discussions with both the buyer and consignor, we have mutually agreed to void the sale of the football. The ball has not been returned to the consignor, and the plan now is for Lelands to sell it privately as per the sellerâs wishes. There are multiple parties interested in purchasing the football.â
That's a nice end to what would've been a hilariously terrible misfortune for the buyer. Speculation around Brady's retirement circulated after his initial announcement. Many people felt that the Buccaneers QB was too good to retire so soon, and they were proven right.
Hopefully, the buyer will be a bit more cautious of buying âretiredâ player's memorabilia. Especially if said player is an unprecedented player like the Buccaneers QB.
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