Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout Mike Evans thought he was doing a noble thing when he tossed the ball to a fan after scoring the first of his three touchdowns in a 38-3 win over Chicago Bears on Sunday. But this turned out to be a big mistake, as the ball he gave away was also the one with whom Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady scored his 600th career touchdown.
The Bucs staff was well aware of the milestone, so one team official headed to the stands to retrieve the ball. Luckily for Brady, the fan, later identified as Byron Kennedy, was willing to give up this prized possession for a handsome reward package.
According to multiple reports, Kennedy will get two signed jerseys and a helmet from Tom Brady, a signed jersey, and game-worn cleats from Mike Evans, pair of season tickets for the remainder of 2021 and the 2022 NFL season, and a $1,000 credit that he can use in the Bucs official team store. But that won’t be all.
While making an appearance on ESPN’s Monday Night Football simulcast hosted by Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, Brady also revealed that Kennedy would also get one Bitcoin from him. At the moment, one unit of this popular cryptocurrency is worth around $62K.
“Byron realized he lost all his leverage once he gave the ball away,” Brady jokingly said. “He should have held it to get as much leverage as possible.
