Brady's NFL combine shirt, other memorabilia sell for $9M at auction
Several memorabilia items and watches from Tom Brady's personal collection were auctioned off for millions Tuesday.
Sotheby's announced that its "The GOAT Collection: Watches and Treasures from Tom Brady" auction brought in a combined total of $9 million, drawing more than 800 participants from 45 countries.
Among the items up for grabs in the auction were Brady's NFL combine shirt, a game-worn helmet from his final season with the New England Patriots, his Super Bowl XXXIX championship-clinching cleats, and the Michigan jersey he wore in the 2000 FedEx Orange Bowl.
"What's amazing about a jersey is you wear it all season," Brady told James Haldane of Sotheby's. "It has blood, sweat, tears, and incredible memories embedded in the fabric.
"My Orange Bowl jersey is particularly special to me. This win and performance springboarded me into a 23-year NFL career, now broadcasting and hopefully NFL ownership. Looking back, this was the defining moment in my college career."
The most expensive item sold in the lot was a yellow gold Daytona Paul Newman "John Player Special" watch that Brady was wearing when Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced that he would be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.