Tom Brady “Last” Touchdown Ball Sale Canceled: Why the Buyer Didn’t Need to Pay Up $518,000

The ball marketed as legendary football player Tom Brady's final touchdown ball and sold for $518,000 a month ago will not be sold after the buyer canceled the transaction.

Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, who represented the collector who agreed to buy the ball in the first place, informed Action Network that auctioneer Lelands had agreed not to proceed with the purchase of Tom Brady Last Touchdown Ball, as per his client's desires per Action Network.

On the evening of March 12th, the ball from the NFC Divisional Round playoff game in which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles Rams was auctioned.

However, the next day, Brady came out of retirement.

When the purchaser of the ball learned that Brady had unretired, he was horrified and demanded that the sale be canceled, according to Lichtman.

The buyer, who prefers to remain unnamed, never paid.

Lichtman said that had the auctioneer described it as Brady's last game at present, "there would have been little recourse. But the way they described it, it was definitive."

The lawyer remarked that Lelands made the right decision.

"Following Tom Brady's unretirement, and after discussions with both the buyer and consignor, we have mutually agreed to void the sale of the football," auction house Lelands said in a statement.

"Lelands has decided to sell the ball privately following the seller's desire because the football has not been returned to the consignor. Several parties expressed interest to buy the item.

Surprising Decision

Tom Brady stunned the NFL world once again when he declared that he is returning to the league and will play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers upcoming season.

On February 1, Brady made an announcement that made it clear he was moving on from playing football. Then on March 13, Brady promptly unretired due to "unfinished business."

"These past two months I've realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands. That time will come," Brady posted on Twitter.

The explosive Quarterback announcement, which came only days before free agency officially began, sent shockwaves across the NFL and the sports world. Some say that Brady's decision is good for the sport, but some are skeptical about it.

Linebacker Will Compton seems confused about Brady's words about coming out of retirement.

"The dude has played 22 seasons, won 7 Super Bowls, has 5 Super Bowl MVPs, 3 NFL MVPs, made 15 Pro Bowls, and said "Unfinished Business" Man, what?!" Compton tweeted.

What Caused Brady's Decision?

An article published by Inc. explained that Brady's emotional intelligence might have something to do with his shocking decisions recently.

Emotional intelligence "is the ability to understand and manage emotions."

According to the piece, Brady could have been "dealing with intense emotions over the past months." When the Buccaneers' failed to win the Super Bowl, the legendary athlete "found the idea of committing so much mental and emotional energy to another NFL season too daunting," considering his age.

The article pointed out that "Emotions, as well as their degrees, are temporal." Hence, the way Brady felt in the weeks following the completion of his season would not be the same as how he felt as teams started to prepare for the season.

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