Tom Brady made NFL history on Sunday when he became the first quarterback to pass for 600 touchdowns in a career. Initially, though, there was just one problem: Mike Evans gave the football away to a fan.
After Evans hauled in that touchdown pass from Brady — without thinking about the milestone — Evans went to the stands and handed the football to a fan. Evans eventually realized his mistake while on the bench, and had a pretty hilarious reaction that was captured on the broadcast.
But the story got better as the Bucs retrieved the football. Where some fans have asked for money in exchange for valuable memorabilia, this Bucs fan went with a far more reasonable request. He wanted to play a round of golf with Tom Brady.
Byron Kennedy did NOT want money from the @Buccaneers for that football. BUT, he tells me he does have one request. Can we make this happen, @TomBrady ??@nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/k6sQB16yMj
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 25, 2021
The fan, Byron Kennedy, spoke to NFL Network on Monday and said that he thought it would be a cool experience to play golf with Brady instead of getting paid for the football. Brady did say after the game that he planned to do something nice for the fan who gave up the football.
But honestly, they should make the golf game happen. Auctioneers estimated that the football would have been worth $500,000 on the open market.
Fan gets Tom Brady’s 600th TD ball after Mike Evans handed it to him not realizing what it was.
The Bucs staff came over to ask for it back and fan complied.
Just spoke with @KenGoldin of @GoldinAuctions. Said the ball is worth $500,000 at minimum.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 24, 2021
A round of golf would be an easy price to pay in comparison.
