A Jets rookie intercepted Tom Brady, then asked him to sign the ball after the game

• Jets rookie cornerback Brandin Echols intercepted Tom Brady on Sunday.
• After the game, Echols asked Brady to sign the intercepted ball and Brady obliged.

New York Jets rookie cornerback Brandin Echols knows how special it is to pick off Tom Brady.

In the second quarter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' win over the Jets, Echols intercepted an underthrown pass from Brady, intended for Mike Evans.

It was Brady's 12th interception of the season.

—New York Jets (@nyjets) January 2, 2022

After the game, Echols approached Brady and asked him to sign the ball.

—NFL UK (@NFLUK) January 2, 2022

Brady despises interceptions, but he was a good sport, happily signing the ball anyway.

—Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) January 2, 2022

With Brady throwing just 203 interceptions in his career (to 7,234 completions), Echols is in pretty elite company.

Brady might not have been in such a giving mood if he hadn't gotten the last laugh: Brady led a touchdown drive in the final two minutes to help the Bucs win 28-24 and come back from a 14-point deficit.