--- title: Super Bowl 2017: Tom Brady Stolen Jersey Reaction Video description: When Tom Brady returned to the locker room following Super Bowl LI, he realized his game-worn jersey was no longer in his possession. canonical: https://time.com/4661030/super-bowl-2017-tom-brady-stolen-jersey/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-06T15:54:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-06-24T06:56:54.305Z og:title: Watch Tom Brady Realize His Game Jersey May Have Been Stolen og:description: "If anyone sees on eBay, a jersey for sale..." og:url: https://time.com/4661030/super-bowl-2017-tom-brady-stolen-jersey/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc797f1c5bcd3ebad/6988b8e9ab6d7719f36acbfa/tom-brady-super-bowl-jersey.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots v Atlanta Falcons og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Tom Brady Realize His Game Jersey May Have Been Stolen twitter:description: "If anyone sees on eBay, a jersey for sale..." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc797f1c5bcd3ebad/6988b8e9ab6d7719f36acbfa/tom-brady-super-bowl-jersey.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See the Moment Tom Brady Realized His Game Jersey May Have Been Stolen > Sponsored content. 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"If anyone sees on eBay, a jersey for sale..."_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 6, 2017 3:54 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 6, 2017 3:54 PM UTC Following the New England Patriots [historic victory](http://time.com/4660730/super-bowl-2017-patriots-win/) over the Atlanta Falcons in [Super Bowl LI](http://time.com/4660867/celebs-super-bowl-2017/) Sunday night, [Tom Brady](http://time.com/4659562/tom-brady-patriots-under-armour-recovery-sleepwear/) was in for a disappointing surprise. When the star quarterback returned to his team’s locker room at NRG stadium, he quickly realized that his game-worn jersey was no longer in his possession. After an extensive search for the jersey, Brady came to the conclusion that it had probably been stolen and joked that it would end up being sold on the Internet. “If anyone sees on eBay, a jersey for sale…,” he said. Pats’ owner Robert Kraft agreed with the MVP. “You better look online,” he told Brady. > [](https://twitter.com/DanHanzus/status/828462037885919232) However, according to [TMZ Sports](http://www.tmz.com/2017/02/06/tom-brady-stolen-game-jersey/), the jersey wasn’t actually stolen, but had been locked away by an equipment manager to keep it safe. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4661030/super-bowl-2017-tom-brady-stolen-jersey/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4661030/super-bowl-2017-tom-brady-stolen-jersey/"},"headline":"See the Moment Tom Brady Realized His Game Jersey May Have Been Stolen","datePublished":"2017-02-06T15:54:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:54.305Z","description":"\"If anyone sees on eBay, a jersey for sale...\"","url":"https://time.com/4661030/super-bowl-2017-tom-brady-stolen-jersey/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Sports topic","Football","NFL","New England Patriots","Tom Brady"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc797f1c5bcd3ebad/6988b8e9ab6d7719f36acbfa/tom-brady-super-bowl-jersey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc797f1c5bcd3ebad/6988b8e9ab6d7719f36acbfa/tom-brady-super-bowl-jersey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots v Atlanta Falcons","caption":"Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates after winning Super Bowl 51 against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. 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