A bidder paid $518,000 for Tom Brady's 'last' touchdown hours before the GOAT un-retired

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A bidder paid $518,000 for Tom Brady's 'last' touchdown hours before the GOAT un-retired
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  • Tom Brady announced his return to the NFL on Sunday.
  • Hours earlier, a bidder had purchased the "last" touchdown ball of Brady's career for $518,628 in an auction.
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Tom Brady shocked the NFL world on Sunday, announcing that he was coming out of retirement to play another season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Well, "shocked" might be too strong a term. During the six weeks Brady was retired, not a lot of people really believed he would stay away from football for long. Reports that Brady was considering a comeback began almost as soon as he said he was hanging up his cleats.

But there was one person that did seem sure Brady was done with the NFL for good — the collector who placed a winning bid of $518,628 on what was supposed to be the "last" touchdown pass of the five-time Super Bowl MVP's career.

On Sunday, just hours before Brady's announcement, auctioneer Leland's announced that the briefly historic ball had been won for just over half-a-million dollars.

For a few brief, beautiful hours, it might have felt like a solid purchase. This was supposedly the last touchdown Brady ever threw in his career — certain to be a piece of history.

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But with just one tweet, the ball is suddenly far less valuable, presuming that Brady will throw a few more touchdowns in the coming 2022 season.

It's a tough break for the collector that came up with the winning bid.

As for the person that sold the football, it's fortuitous timing, selling at the peak of market value.

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