Rock will you be the highest bidder?

[LambeauLegs]

The estimate is you will need more then $100,000


Patriots-used deflate-gate ball put up for auction | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo Sports

Patriots-used deflate-gate ball put up for auction

You (yes, you) can own a piece of deflate-gate history.

According to ESPN.com, a couple that was handed a New England Patriots-used ball by wide receiver Brandon LaFell in the third quarter of the AFC Championship Game has put the ball up for auction.

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The couple, Laura and Matt Nichols, sat in the first row in the end zone during the Jan. 18 game at Gillette Stadium. After a LeGarrette Blount touchdown run put the Patriots up 37-7 late in the third quarter, LaFell picked up the ball and handed it to Laura, she said.

At first, they weren’t sure if the ball was one of the controversial underinflated balls that resulted in a $1 million fine and forfeiture of draft picks for the team and suspension of quarterback Tom Brady. But the release of the Wells Report confirmed it was.

From ESPN.com:

Originally, the couple thought the ball was a backup ball brought in for the second half after officials found the Patriots' balls in the first half to be underinflated, as had been originally reported by the media. But the NFL-commissioned report by Ted Wells confirmed that the 12 balls used in the first half were simply re-inflated for the second half.

"Once we found that out, we knew we had a Deflategate ball," Matt Nichols said.

The two told ESPN that they have “mixed feelings” about selling the ball, but would “rather have the money than have it sit on some shelf in their house.”

The ball has been consigned to online auction house Lelands.com for an auction that ends July 17. The starting bid is $25,000 and Joshua Evans, founder of Lelands.com, told ESPN.com that he could see the ball selling for “six figures.”

There is no word on the current or former status of the ball’s PSI.

 

[Rock Strongo]

 

[Uhsplit]

This looks to be proof that deep down in your heart you desire to be a 12.

 

[Rock Strongo]

This looks to be proof that deep down in your heart you desire to be a 12.

like the seattle flag retired for tom brady?

 

[Scooby-Doo]

This looks to be proof that deep down in your heart you desire to be a 12.

Too bad his number couldn't be 12.5

 

[Dude]

Tom Brady should buy it so he can destroy the evidence.

 

[Southieinnc]

@HammerDown - I am outraged and filled with indignation about "yet another Pats thread?"

 

[sonnyblack65]

Too bad his number couldn't be 12.5

or #12*

 

[Uhsplit]

This looks to be proof that deep down in your heart you desire to be a 12.

like the seattle flag retired for tom brady?

This one’s admittedly personal, because I had to spend a week in Arizona surrounded by these humanoids who referred to themselves and each other as “12s.” This is not a real thing! You are not a “12.” You are a person. You like this football team. You’re a fan of the Seahawks. You’re not a “12.” Every other fan base in sports manages to refer to themselves as “[Team name] fans,” yet you’re “12s” and you wear jerseys with the number 12 on the back and “FAN” on the nameplate and you consider this “12” phenomenon to be a weird special thing and you think you’re special and that your voice is louder than other humans’ voices because your team’s home stadium was designed to trap noise better than any other stadium and you approach each other in coffee shops and ask “Are you a 12?” and it is annoying. OK?

Now excuse me while my head explodes.

I think it's funny when I say you desire to be a 12 and you knew exactly what was meant. Yet, in your above rant you state the 12's don't exist. It's not real.
I'm sure you did not think about being an A&M fan when I mentioned your desire. Just pointing it out...

 

[Rock Strongo]

This one’s admittedly personal, because I had to spend a week in Arizona surrounded by these humanoids who referred to themselves and each other as “12s.” This is not a real thing! You are not a “12.” You are a person. You like this football team. You’re a fan of the Seahawks. You’re not a “12.” Every other fan base in sports manages to refer to themselves as “[Team name] fans,” yet you’re “12s” and you wear jerseys with the number 12 on the back and “FAN” on the nameplate and you consider this “12” phenomenon to be a weird special thing and you think you’re special and that your voice is louder than other humans’ voices because your team’s home stadium was designed to trap noise better than any other stadium and you approach each other in coffee shops and ask “Are you a 12?” and it is annoying. OK?

Now excuse me while my head explodes.

I think it's funny when I say you desire to be a 12 and you knew exactly what was meant. Yet, in your above rant you state the 12's don't exist. It's not real.
I'm sure you did not think about being an A&M fan when I mentioned your desire. Just pointing it out...

Wow...just wow.

1-thats not 'my rant'. Its an article.
2-i had and still have no idea what it means to be a 12. Brady wears 12. Thats all i know.

 

[Uhsplit]

Dude, just funnin` with ya. LOL

 

[SomeGuy]

Dude, just funnin` with ya. LOL

?

 

[LambeauLegs]

#DeflateGate ball goes for more than $40,000 | ProFootballTalk


Rock you must feel fortunate it went as low as it did with initial projections reaching close to 6 figures.

What will you now do with this ball?

 

[packerzrule]

?

I love these effin things