- A signed
Patrick Mahomes rookie card sold for $861,000 at auction this weekend. - It became the most expensive
football card ever sold. Tom Brady previously held the record after one of his autographed New England Patriots rookie cards sold for $555,988 January 25.
The Super Bowl is still a few days away, but Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady are already competing off the gridiron.
And in their most recent head-to-head matchup, Mahomes won.
The
That record was previously held by none other than Brady, his Super Bowl LV adversary.
The signed Brady card from 2000 set the record on January 25, selling on eBay for $555,988. Like the Mahomes record-breaker, Brady's rookie card was deemed to be in mint condition and featured a signature described by the trading card marketplace that sold it as "seemingly pristine and brilliantly penned in black ink."
But just days after Brady's card set the football record, Mahomes' absolutely smashed it by 54.9%.
Brady will have a chance to reclaim his throne in more ways than one on Sunday as his
Brady and the Bucs also have an unprecedented advantage this year; Tampa Bay will become the first team in