Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking the Texas Rangers to help locate Tom Brady’s missing game jersey, which disappeared from the New England Patriots’ locker room after the Super Bowl.
“In Texas, we place a very high value on hospitality and football,” Patrick said in a statement released Monday. “Tom Brady’s jersey has great historical value and is already being called ‘the most valuable NFL collectible ever.’ It will likely go into the Hall of Fame one day. It is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas. I’ve called Colonel Steve McCraw to ask that the Texas Rangers work with the Houston Police Department on this case.
“I’m a Texans and Cowboys fan first, but the unquestionable success of the Super Bowl in Houston last night was a big win for our entire state and I don’t want anything to mar that victory. Whoever took this jersey should turn it in. The Texas Rangers are on the trail.”
Brady said after the game that the jersey was missing and joked that he expects to see it soon in an online auction.
HPD Major Offenders is working with NFL Security & state & local law enforcement officials to investigate theft of Tom Brady’s #SB51 jersey.
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) February 6, 2017