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Tom Brady Rookie Card Sells For Record $2.25M
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While Tom Brady is breaking records on the field, he continues to break records off the field as well. Brady's rookie card sold in March for $1.32 million, believed to be a record high for any football card, and now the same type of card has blown past that record, selling for $2.25 mil- lion on Friday.
The 2000 Playoff Con- tenders Championship Rookie Ticket card is auto- graphed and numbered 99 out of 100, meaning only 100 copies of this particular card were produced. The version that sold in March to Fitbit CEO James Park was graded as an 8 with the auto- graph graded a 10. The card that sold Friday was graded asan8.5witha9ontheau- tograph, but the buyer for this particular card wishes to stay anonymous.
"I wasn't shocked (by the price), but I was certainly sur- prised," Lelands president Mike Heffner said. "I know the market is headed upward, especially with rare and de- sirable cards such as that one, but I didn't really anticipate it. I had an inkling just feeling the performance of the other cards over the past month, it was certainly a possibility but these modern cards are defi- nitely for real."
Brady's rookie card broke the record back in
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March, beating out a Patrick Mahomes card that sold for $861,000 in the beginning of February.
Tom Brady Progressing 'Very Well' From Knee Surgery
Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Thursday that quarterback Tom Brady is progressing "very well" in his recovery from offseason knee surgery, described as a "minor surgical procedure."
He did not, however, pro- vide a timetable on his recov- ery.
"I talked to him last week," Licht said. "I know things are going well. I don't want to put an exact timeline on it right now because I don't want to set expectations one way or the other, but I know that things are going very well."
It's not clear at this point whether Brady will take part in any offseason workouts -- should there be any -- al- though coach Bruce Arians said previously that he didn't think Brady necessarily needed them. When asked about the procedure in late February, Arians said Brady could be ready for 7- on-7 work by June.
Milwaukee Bucks, Jrue Holiday Agree To Four-Year Extension Worth Up To $160M
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The Milwaukee Bucks and guard Jrue Holiday have reached a four-year, $135 mil- lion extension that includes bonuses that could take the deal to $160 million, agent Jason Glushon told ESPN.
The deal includes a player option for the fourth year in 2024-25.
"I'm a Buck for life," Holi- day said in a video posted on the Bucks' Twitter account. "Just know that I'm glad to be a part of Bucks Nation. Let's do some big things, man. I'm re- ally excited."
The move represents the latest step in the Bucks' heavy investment in their trio of Holiday, two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokoun- mpo and two-time All-Star Khris Middleton as the franchise chases its first NBA title since 1971.
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