Fan Sues Patriots HOF After It Allegedly Ruins $1 Million Tom Brady Signed Flag

A guy is taking legal action against the New England Patriots Hall of Fame … declaring it destroyed his unique, Tom Brady signed American flag — costing him possibly over $1 MILLION.

The man’s name is Daniel Vitale … and he states in a brand-new suit, acquired by TMZ Sports, that back in early 2020, he obtained a flag that had actually been signed by the GOAT.

In his suit, Vitale states the flag was ultra-rare. It had actually flown at Foxboro Stadium throughout a Patriots vs. Dolphins video game in 2001 — the exact same season that Brady initially took control of as the starter in New England — and was signed by the quarterback a couple of years later on. Vitale stated he thought it to be the only American flag understood to be signed by TB12 out there.

Vitale states in the match that in 2021, about a year after he got the piece, he connected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to see if it wished to put it on display screen. He declares it did, however just after Brady and his previous head coach, Bill Belichick, had actually retired.

The HOF, according to Vitale, recommended he connect to the Patriots Hall of Fame at Gillette Stadium to determine its interest in the flag in the meantime. Vitale declares in his match that the Pats HOF desired it — and authorities there guaranteed him it would be “curated to the highest standard.”

Vitale states he handed it over under that property … and it was practically instantly showed below the Brady Super Bowl XLIX jersey that had actually been infamously stolen and later recovered.

Vitale, however, stated months later on … he was thinking about asking for it back. He stated due to Brady’s potential retirement and the subsequent skyrocketing value of Brady memorabilia, he was considering putting it up for auction.

But, that’s when he states he discovered that the QB’s sign had actually faded due to what he declares is the method the HOF poorly showed the piece.

In the match, Vitale stated “neither the lighting at [the facility] nor the glass [it] used for case displaying the flag were designed to protect autographed sports memorabilia.”

He included, “there was a significant gap in the glass directly in front of the flag through which unfiltered light and heat could pass.”

All of it, he stated, triggered the T and other parts of Brady’s signature to considerably fade.

In a video of Vitale recuperating the flag, you can hear he was squashed to see the state it remained in.

In the match, he stated due to the Patriots HOF’s mishandling of the flag, the worth of it reduced by possibly as much as over $1 million.

He’s requesting damages.