The anonymous collector who bought Tom Brady’s “last” touchdown ball for more than $518,000 won’t be obligated to follow through with the sale after all.
The collector reached a mutual agreement with Lelands, the sports memorabilia auction house who sold the ball, to void the sale, according to Action Network.
The ball, which was Brady’s last touchdown pass in the Bucs’ divisional playoff loss to the Rams, was a hot topic of conversation in the days following Brady’s retirement announcement in February. (It was one of two significant balls Tampa Bay WR Mike Evans threw into the stands last season, the other being Brady’s 600th touchdown pass which he and the Bucs retrieved from a lucky fan in exchange for signed jerseys, season tickets and a Bitcoin.)
While it wasn’t all that surprising the ball went for more than half a million (the ball from Brady’s first touchdown pass went for nearly $430,000 in 2021) the timing couldn’t have been crueler. Less than 24 hours after the ball was sold, Brady announced his return to the NFL.
The collector’s attorney told Action Network part of the decision to void the sale was due to the auction house’s firm description of the ball as Brady’s last-ever touchdown pass with no wiggle room to accommodate a potential return to the NFL.
