Published 12:06 IST, March 24th 2020

Tom Brady jersey stolen: Throwback to the times when Brady's Super Bowl jersey disappeared

The 'Tom Brady jersey stolen' saga dominated the headlines after the 2017 NFL season came to a close. In 2019, Brady had another jersey stolen worth $10,000.

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Tom Bry is arguably one of greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. 42-year-old won six Super Bowls with Patriots and enjoyed a successful 20-year stint in New England. With his Patriots departure finally official, internet is flooding with several anecdotes from his time with  Patriots. We take a look at some of  bizarre moments from his career - time Tom Bry h his jersey stolen. 

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Tom Bry Jersey stolen: Who stole Tom Bry jersey? 

Being one of most recognised faces in NFL has its perks and drawbacks. And having your jersey stolen, t once but several times is a major drawback. Last year in October, Tom Bry h his jersey stolen from New England Patriots Hall of Fame Center in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It was reported that jersey was worth $10,000 and was stolen from simulated locker room exhibit. 

However, Boston Police Department was quick to identify suspect, who was later confirmed to be Zanini Cineus, hailing from Providence, Rhode Island. When interrogated by officials, Cineus confessed that he stole jersey and even wore it underneath his jacket for an extended period of time. 

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Patriots ted that jersey was t game-worn memorabilia. However, it was still a 'Tom Bry signed jersey' worth a lot of money.

Tom Bry Jersey stolen: Who stole Tom Bry jersey? Tom Bry stolen Super Bowl jersey found

While 2019 case was short affair larceny, former Patriots quarterback was victim of a much high-profile and convoluted jersey-stealing plot in 2017. Shortly after, Patriots completed a dramatic comeback to win Super Bowl LI over Atlanta Falcons, Tom Bry h his game jersey stolen from locker room, per reports.

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What resulted was almost two months of speculations and police investigations. Bry even joked at one point that his jersey appeared for sale on eBay, which was later found to be true.

'Tom Bry jersey stolen' saga finally came to a close in April 2017 after officials received help from 19-year-old Dylan Wagner. A hardcore Patriots fan and sports memorabilia collector, Wagner helped officials find former Mexican newspaper executive Martin Mauricio Ortega, who was accused of crimes.

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officials confiscated Martin Mauricio Ortega's belongings and found Bry's Super Bowl LI jersey along with ' jersey Bry wore in Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl XLIX against Seattle Seahawks in 2015', according to an NFL statement.

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A video subsequently found its way on social media that presented shot-by-shot foot of Ortega illegally entering Patriots’ locker room with team after Super Bowl and exiting room with Bry’s jersey in hand. 

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Tom Bry will w don Buccaneers jersey, which alrey has Tampa Bay fans hyped as ever. With Bry preparing to write a new chapter in his illustrious NFL career, it is important to be ted that his jersey heist stories will arguably go down in history as some of bizarre stories in all of NFL.

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12:06 IST, March 24th 2020