Former New England Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork had some of his most expensive NFL memorabilia stolen recently.
His son, D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork, was allegedly the offender and was arrested on May 22 in Friendswood, Texas. He was charged with theft of property greater than $300,000 — including two Super Bowl rings, two AFC Championship rings and a college championship ring, along with other items of jewelry.
The Galveston County Daily News reported this on Tuesday after the local district attorney’s office released a police complaint.
Wilfork reported the items were missing on May 10, but originally found out they were missing in May of 2020. He didn’t initially report the items being missing because he thought the jewelry was packed away in storage or at his home in Florida.
He received a message from a Patriots fan about having the rings, according to the report.
Earlier this year, however, Wilfork received a message from a Patriots fan, who alerted him that a person was claiming to have acquired Wilfork’s championship rings and had posted information about them in a memorabilia group online.
Wilfork was able to reach the person who claimed to own the rings. That person said he had bought the jewelry from Holmes-Wilfork in May 2020, paying $62,000 for them.
Holmes-Wilfork is now released on a $300,000 bond.
