Just four quarterbacks in NFL history have thrown 500 career touchdown passes or more. On Sunday, the Buccaneers’ Tom Brady became the first to reach the 600 mark.
Brady threw four touchdown passes in Tampa Bay’s 38-3 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Three of those scoring throws went to wide receiver Mike Evans. TD No. 600 came on a 9-yard pass from Brady to Evans.
One problem: Evans didn’t realize this was the milestone and he gave the ball to a fan in the stand who was wearing his jersey number.
A short while later, a Buccaneers employee was pressed into a new role as a negotiator. What would it take to get the ball from the fan who had a piece of memorabilia unlike any in sports history?
Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Tribune talked to the fan, whose name is Byron Kennedy.
“I knew how much it meant to Tom,” Kennedy told Knight, “and I was willing to trade.”
But not before Kennedy got a different game ball and a $1,000 gift card to the Buccaneers team store, the Athletics’ Greg Auman tweeted.
That may seem like a king’s ransom, but the ball was estimated to be worth $500,000, according to Ken Goldin of Goldin Auctions.
First place … Bengals?!
Before the season, the over/under on victories for the Bengals was 6 1/2.
Smart bettors took the over on that one because Cincinnati improved to 5-2 on Sunday with a 41-17 blowout victory at Baltimore. The Bengals and Ravens are tied atop the AFC North.
Quarterback Joe Burrow completed 23 of 38 passes for 416 yards and three touchdowns as the Bengals rolled up 520 total yards.
“We’re starting to earn respect, but we still have a long way to go. Just winning one road game against a divisional opponent, that’s what you have to do if you want to compete in this league,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor told reporters after the game. “We have a long way to go, but I’m really proud of the collective team effort.”
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Source : yahoo
