Retirement is not an excuse for Joe Montana and Tom Brady, apparently. Even though both quarterbackshave already said goodbye to football, there’s still a lot of competition between them. Now, the San Francisco 49ers legend has surpassed a record owned by the seven-time Super Bowl winnereven without playing.
Joe Montana will always be seen by 49ers fans as the greatest player of all time. He won the four Super Bowls he played, with remarkable moments that everyone will remember forever.
On the other hand is Tom Brady, another top contender for the ‘GOAT’ position. He has seven Super Bowl ringson his hands, which is a very solid argument for him to compete for that nickname.
Joe Montana breaks a record owned by Tom Brady
Joe Montana has broken a new NFL record and it seems to be unreachable by anyone. The former 49ers playersurpassedTom Bradywith a very impressive milestone.
OnWednesday,Joe Montana’sSuper Bowl-worn jersey wassoldin an auction for a record-breaking $1.212 million. The opening bid was$250,000, but 21 bids laterthe final offer was$1.010 million($1.212 million with the buyer’s premium).
Thisrecord is very far from theone held by Tom Brady. A game-wornand signed jersey of theformerBuccaneers playerwas sold by $480,000 in January 2022.
What makes Montana’s jersey so special is that he used it in two different Super Bowl wins (XIX andXXIII). His wife packedit in with his belongings for theXXIII edition with the message “Maybe you want to wear it again.”
