On Sunday, Byron Kennedy willingly surrendered a football that he could have sold for an amount in the range of $500,000.
Bucs quarterback Tom Brady declared both on Twitter and during the Monday night Manningcast that Kennedy also will be getting a Bitcoin from Brady.
Speaking of free, it’s likely that Brady isn’t paying for the Bitcoin, which currently has a value of more than $62,000.
Even if Brady is giving Kennedy a Bitcoin from his own personal stash, it’s a great deal for Brady to get a ball that receiver Mike Evans had given to Kennedy — and that the Bucs by all appearances couldn’t have forced Kennedy to give back.
If Kennedy had held firm , he would have gotten a lot more.
The $500K value estimates still make no sense.
To suggest he should have held out for fair value, or just left the arena, is silly.
I really feel that too much focus is being put into the monetary value of the 600 ball and that the fan lost out on a kings ransom.
stiffmcgriff says: I really feel that too much focus is being put into the monetary value of the 600 ball and that the fan lost out on a kings ransom.
Its a business for the players it can be for the fans who go to the games and are able to legally get there hands on a ball like that.
I told my wife I would have done the honorable thing and gave it back knowing the importance of this ball historically and that it was given to me by mistake.
I mean the guy is getting about 100k worth of goods and some priceless memories for becoming a part of history just by virtue of having some good seats, wearing a Mike Evans jersey and a lack of awareness by Evans on the significance of the TD he just caught.