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LOOK: Tom Brady makes good with fan that bought 'last touchdown' ball before unretirement

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When Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL earlier in the offseason, the ball that he threw for what everyone expected to be his final touchdown pass was auctioned off. Brady’s final touchdown ball sold for $518,628 at a Leland’s auction. Just hours later, Brady announced that he was coming out of retirement and returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

On Sunday, Front Office Sports revealed that Brady has made things right with the recipient of the auctioned off ball.

“Now, Brady and FTX are giving the auction winner a bitcoin for themself and a charity of their choice,” Front Office Sports tweeted.

At the time of the auction, the ball stood as the last touchdown in Brady’s legendary career. It was a 55-yard strike to Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans on Jan. 23 against the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams. But, as we later learned, that was not Brady’s final touchdown of his NFL career.

The gesture from Brady isn’t the only one he’s made over the past year. Earlier in the season, Brady threw his 600th touchdown pass of his NFL career. Mike Evans, who caught the touchdown, then gave the ball away to a fan in the stands, not realizing the significance of it. Brady and the Buccaneers then gave the fan that received the ball two signed jerseys, a Brady helmet, an autographed Evans jersey, game cleats, a $1,000 credit to the team store, and two passes for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

Brady on his decision to unretire, return to Tampa Bay

Even after he originally retired, some people didn’t believe that would be it for the legendary quarterback. He has won six Super Bowls between the New England Patriots and Buccaneers, and now he is going for another.

“These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands,” Brady said. “That time will come. But it’s not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They make it all possible. I’m coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa. Unfinished business LFG.”

With Brady now back in Tampa Bay, nobody knows how much longer he will stick around. But we know that he’s back for at least one more ride. Now, the question shifts to whether or not anybody will actually be willing to bid on his next “last touchdown” ball once his next retirement arrives.