American football The value of Tom Brady’s “last” touchdown, which announced the continuation of his career, plummeted

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American the biggest superstar in football history Tom Bradyn the value of the touchdown ball, thought to be the last in his career, dropped significantly as the 44-year-old quarterback announced he would continue his career in the NFL.

Sports site TMZ Sports news based on its sources familiar with the auction world, that the value of the ball is now no more than one-tenth of the auction price.

Lelands Sports and Souvenirs Auction House your auction the ball for $ 518,628, or just over € 472,000.

The starting price of the ball was $ 100,000, and its authenticity was confirmed by the so-called photo matchillawhere the traces created in the game of the ball match the traces found in the photo.

According to Lelands, there were two such images of the ball by Getty Images. The authenticity of the ball was further confirmed by a certificate of authenticity issued by Meigray, an expert in memorabilia used in the game, such as jerseys.

Pallon the auction ended last week. Brady announced his return on Sunday, resulting in a collapse in the value of a souvenir thought to be unique.

According to an expert source in TMZ Sports, the value of the ball could even be significantly lower than $ 50,000 – it could now be closer to $ 25,000.

Brady has thrown 624 touchdowns in the regular season and 86 touchdowns in the playoffs in the NFL, so a full 17-match regular season would increase his handsome balance by dozens of touchdowns thrown next season.

The TMZ Sports expert also has good news for the ball buyer: the buyer probably won’t have to pay the amount he shouted for the ball that was marketed as the last touchdown ball in Brady’s career.

Media company NBC Sports asked Lelands on the fate of the ball, but has not yet received a response from the auction house.

Over the touchdown, which sold for half a million dollars, ended up in the auditorium on January 23 in a partial injury.

Done by Touchdown Mike Evans threw the ball to the crowd as they narrowed the Los Angeles Rams lead to 19-27, and after a successful extra point performance following the touchdown, the numbers were 20-27.

Even then, the history of the situation was unknown, as the match had not been resolved and Brady had not announced his end. Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost Rams 27-30 and fell off.

Lelands your auction also the first touchdown ball in Brady’s career, which ended up in the new owner last spring for $ 428,841.60, or just over € 390,000.

In the New England Patriots, Brady threw his first touchdown on October 14, 2001. Received Terry Glenn did the same trick as Mike Evans more than two decades later and threw the ball into the stands while celebrating the goal.