The sale of a football for $518,000 - believed at the time to be the final touchdown of Tom Brady's illustrious career - has been voided.Darren Rovell of Action Network on Thursday reported that the auction house Lelands has voided the sale at the request of the buyer, according to the buyer's lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, who said the collector was 'genuinely mortified' after learning that Brady had come out of retirement the day after buying the ball.The ball was Brady's 55-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Evans in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Rams' 30-27 victory over Brady's Bucs in the NFC Divisional Round game January 23.
The latest:The sale of a football for $518,000 - believed at the time to be the final touchdown of Tom Brady's illustrious career - has been voided.
Brady was seen playing in theNFC Divisional Round game January 23Brady subsequently announced he was going to retire on February 1, saying in a social media post, 'This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore.'I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention.
Right now, it's best I leave the field of play to the next generation of dedicated and committed athletes.' The ball was subsequently sold March 12 by Lelands, a day before Brady announced on social media March 13 that he had decided to play another year.'These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands,' Brady said. 'That time will come.
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