Tom Brady: 'Someone Stole My' Super Bowl Jersey
HOUSTON (CBS/AP) — Tom Brady thinks his Super Bowl jersey has been picked off.
The Patriots quarterback, selected the MVP of New England's 34-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night, couldn't find his game-worn No. 12 jersey in the locker room after the big win. He told a Patriots equipment manager that he remembered placing it in his locker, adding that "someone stole it."
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After looking through his bags to no avail, Brady told owner Robert Kraft that "someone stole my game jersey." Kraft told Brady: "You better look online."
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CBS Sports' Will Brinson wrote his best guess "is that someone from the NFL decided to grab the jersey."
The Houston Chronicle reports Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked the Texas Rangers to assist the Houston Police Department in finding Brady's jersey.
"In Texas we place a very high value on hospitality and football. Tom Brady's jersey has great historical value and is already being called 'the most valuable ever,'" Patrick said in a statement. "It will likely go into the Hall of Fame one day. It is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas."
While Brady walked to the team bus, a reporter asked the quarterback if he had recovered the jersey. Brady said he hadn't and added: "Yeah, it's going to be on eBay at some point."
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