In Sunday's game between the Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears, Brady scored his 600th career pass. He passed the ball to his teammate Mike Evans. He is today the only player in NFL history to score so many points in his career.
According to Ken Goldin, founder of the sports memorabilia auction firm Goldin Auctions, the ball Brady played could be worth between $ 500,000 and $ 900,000. One of the fans named Kennedy took over the ball. Initially, he wanted to give the ball back in exchange for a vague promise to meet the quarterback. However, Brady later revealed on Monday Night Football that he had offered a fan of 1 Bitcoin (BTC) - around $ 62,081 at the time of this posting - as a thank you for the quick balls given to him.
"There has been a lot of negotiation to get the ball back," Brady said.
He added that he would not only meet the fan, but also transfer bitcoin to him. "That's pretty cool too," he added.
According to Tampa Bay Times journalist Rick Stroud, the Buccaneers also agreed to give Kennedy two signed team jerseys, a Brady autographed helmet, Mike Evans cleats, an autographed tee, passes for the rest of the season, as well as $ 1,000 for shopping at the team store. Even if some experts predict that the BTC price is likely to rise further, many experts have pointed out that the value of Kennedy's "compensation" for the ball does not come close to the market price.
"I would go get season tickets for life," said investigative reporter David Amelotti.
Brady is one of the many cryptocurrency-friendly professional athletes. He even launched his own token platform called Autograph, where he plans to auction his 600th application mentioned in this text. The certificate of title to its property will be the NFT.
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. is an American football player playing as a quarterback in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team (and in the years 2000-2019 - New England Patriots). One of the greatest players in the history of the NFL. Ten-time participant of the Super Bowl (seven-time winner, five-time Super Bowl MVP), three-time MVP of the regular season, winner of many individual awards and the holder of several dozen league records.
He started his football career in 1992 at Junípero Serra High School in his hometown of San Mateo, where he also successfully played baseball, playing as a catcher. In 1995, he was even selected in the 18th round of the MLB draft by the Montreal Expos, but ultimately focused on football. In 1996, he joined the Michigan Wolverines college squad and in 2000 was voted in the 6th round of the NFL draft by the New England Patriots as the 199th in sequence. He is the only player in NFL history to win the Super Bowl seven times.
