The FBI and NFL security said on Monday that they found a jersey stolen from the New England Patriots’ Tom Brady after his team won the Super Bowl last month in Mexico.
Along with the jersey, worn during Brady during Super Bowl LI, authorities also recovered a second jersey worn by Brady during the Patriots’ 2015 Super Bowl XLIV victory against the Seattle Seahawks, NFL officials said in a statement.
“The items were found in the possession of a credentialed member of the international media,” according to the NFL.
Houston police Chief Art Acevedo praised his department’s work in finding the jersey, which was traced to Mexico.
Diario La Presna, the newspaper of the Mexican Editorial Organization, said on Twitter that the case involved the former director of the newspaper. A statement on the connection was expected Monday.
Few details were immediately available in the investigation.
The story made headlines across the country after Brady noticed his jersey was missing from the locker room after the historic Super Bowl win.
"I put it in my bag and then came out and it wasn't there anymore," Brady said at the time. "So it's unfortunate because that's a nice piece of memorabilia. So if it shows up on eBay somewhere, someone let me know. Try to track that down."
The Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this report.
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