Fan sues the Patriots for damages up to $1million to flag signed by Tom Brady
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Fan sues New England for ‘damaging his autographed Tom Brady flag’ after getting it back from the Patriots Hall of Fame with the signature FADED OFF…, saying it lost $1 MILLION in value
- A fan who borrowed a flag signed by Tom Brady in his second year is suing the team
- Daniel Vitale Claims Their Hall of Fame Museum Caused Up to $1 Million in Damage
- According to reports, he lent the flag to the Pats Museum last year after an agreement
- Brady played for New England from 2000-2019 before moving to Tampa Bay
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The New England Patriots are being sued by a disgruntled man for allegedly causing up to $1 million in damages after lending a rare flag to the team’s Hall of Fame.
Per Yahoo SportsDaniel Vitale temporarily handed over a flag signed by Tom Brady during his second season in 2001.
The flag, which apparently hovered over Foxboro Stadium, the former home of the Pats, prior to the Miami Dolphins’ visit on December 22, 2001, was signed by Brady in the following months.
Both his signature and the flag itself were authenticated afterwards. The flag was loaned to the Patriots Hall of Fame last year after an agreement was reached between the parties.
Tom Brady won six of his record seven Super Bowls with the New England Patriots franchise
In the lawsuit, seen by Yahoo Sports, Vitale alleges that museum curator, Kurt Evans, told him it would be displayed “using accepted professional library and museum techniques and standards.”
Vitale went to the flag in person last November – about five months after the loan – only to find he was out of sight.
A servant called Ken is said to have told Vitale that the flag was okay, but he said it in conversation; ‘I’ve been telling them for years to turn off the lights and the glass. It’s not the right stuff for this kind of display.’
In January, Vitale claimed he heard from Evans and informed him that the signature was “slightly faded.”
The alleged before and after photos of the flag Daniel Vitale loaned to the Patriots Hall of Fame
Photos released on Twitter, apparently by Vitale, show the stark contrast between the two supplied photos. According to the Twitter post, New England ‘threatens'[ed]…of [a] counter-trial.’
Brady won his first of seven Super Bowls during the 2001 season. The 45-year-old won six of his seven world championships in Foxborough.
The former 199th overall pick played in New England for two decades before moving to Tampa during free agency in 2020.
Brady has appeared in ten Super Bowls and lost three times – twice to the New York Giants