Tom Brady is selling a blood-soaked jersey and other memorabilia

If Tom Brady As he closes a chapter in his professional career, his fans will reap the rewards – at great cost.

Brady, 47, is selling a plethora of iconic memorabilia items from the past three decades of his life through Sotheby’s “The GOAT collection: watches and treasures from Tom Brady” auction.

In addition to numerous watches, the future NFL of Famer is auctioning off shoulder pads worn in the Super Bowl as a quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a tracksuit worn in a Dunkin’ commercial and a number of game-worn jerseys from his time with the New England Patriots and at the University of Michigan.

“The great thing about a jersey is that you wear it all season,” Brady Sotheby’s said in a story published Tuesday, Oct. 29. “There are blood, sweat, tears and incredible memories embedded in the fabric.”

The auction features the jersey Brady wore as quarterback for Michigan in the 2000 Orange Bowl, a 35-34 win over the University of Alabama. Sotheby’s estimates the sweater will fetch between $150,000 and $250,000.

“My Orange Bowl jersey is extremely special to me,” Brady said. “This win and performance propelled me to a 23-year NFL career, now broadcast and hopefully NFL ownership. Looking back, this was the defining moment of my college career.”

Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox Sports in May 2022 before he his long-awaited broadcast debut in September.

“I am stepping away from my playing career and recognizing that others will cherish these items the way I value the items in my collection,” Brady said of the auction. “This is the only time this will happen, so hopefully people will take advantage of the opportunity to include something so meaningful from me in their own collections.”

The auction also includes the watch Brady wore at May’s Tom Brady’s roastwhich was streamed live on Netflix.

“My friend (former CEO of Audemars Piguet François-Henry Bennahmias) texted me out of the blue and said, “I want to create something for you. Why not collaborate with my friend and designer at Audemars Piguet, Michael Friedmanand think of what you want to think of?’” Brady recalled. “At the time I thought, ‘We’re not doing that.’”

Brady continued, “He convinced me to do it, and I wore it to the Netflix roast, which was such a fun event.”

The watch has an estimated auction price of between $400,000 and $800,000.

Perhaps the most unique item available is a helmet that Brady wore after signing with the Buccaneers in March 2020 after spending the first 20 seasons of his NFL career with the New England Patriots. Brady was initially expected to announce his retirement in March 2022 after two seasons with Tampa Bay, before revealing plans to return for another year. He ultimately retired for good at the end of the 2022-’23 season.

“I couldn’t get a helmet made because it was during Covid,” Brady explained.

So Brady was forced to rip the decals off one of his old Patriots helmets as he prepared to join his new team.

“I laugh when I see that helmet.” said Brady. “I wore it for a whole offseason, and it was a big part of the end of my playing career.”

The helmet is estimated to fetch at least $40,000.

The auction “The GOAT Collection: Watches & Treasures from Tom Brady” will be held on December 10 at Sotheby’s New York.