2001 New England Patriots Tom Brady Signed Foxboro Debut Full Ticket, PSA Mint 9 & PSA/DNA Auto 9....

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2001 New England Patriots Tom Brady Signed Foxboro Debut Full Ticket, PSA Mint 9 & PSA/DNA Auto 9. When Drew Bledsoe went down in the home opener of the 2001 season, the man who would prove himself to be the greatest quarterback in NFL history had just one completion for six yards on his professional resume, having come into a blowout loss at the Detroit Lions late in the fourth quarter in Week Twelve of the 2000 season. This unused ticket would have allowed its owner the bragging rights of seeing TB12 taking his first snap at home at Foxboro.

Down a touchdown with just 2:16 remaining in the fourth quarter when that first snap happened at the Patriots' 26-yard line, the stage seemed perfectly set for the late-game heroics that have been Brady's trademark for nearly two decades, but the young quarterback was only able to advance to the Jets' 29 when his last pass attempt landed incomplete as the clock struck triple-zero. But neither Rome nor the GOAT were built in a day, and Foxboro would get more than its share of glory in the years to come.

Just fourteen full tickets from this historic contest appear in the PSA population, of which only three are autographed. This is the only Mint 9 example in either the signed or unsigned population, thus the finest example from Brady's home debut that exists. His silver sharpie autograph is equally spectacular, notated "Foxboro Debut" in his hand just below. Encapsulated by PSA Mint 9 & PSA/DNA Auto 9.