Auctioneers voided the sale of Tom Brady’s “last touchdown ball” after the NFL superstar decided to unretire.
The sports memorabilia website Leland’s decided to cancel the $518,000 bid on the football Brady threw for his last touchdown. The quarterback announced he was unretiring the same day the bid was placed.
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“Following Tom Brady’s unretirement, and after discussions with both the buyer and consignor, we have mutually agreed to void the sale of the football,” the auction website told TMZ Sports on Friday.
The ball was sold to an unnamed buyer on March 13, TMZ reported, the same day Brady announced his decision not to retire.
As for the ball’s future? “The ball has not been returned to the consignor, and the plan now is for Lelands to sell it privately as per the seller’s wishes,” the website said. “There are multiple parties interested in purchasing the football,”
The touchdown was a 55-yard pass to Mike Evans during a 30-27 Feb. 2 game against the Los Angeles Rams.
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Rumors have swirled around Brady and his retirement for years. Brady announced he was retiring on Feb. 1 after the NFL champion rejected multiple rumors.
“This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore,” Brady wrote. “I have loved my NFL career, and now it’s time for me to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention.”
Brady changed his mind 40 days later and announced he would return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to play his 23rd NFL season.
