Fan who returned 600th TD ball has special request for Brady

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) unknowingly gives away quarterback Tom Brady s (12) (not pictured) 600 touchdown pass ball to a fan in the first half against the Chicago Bears at Raymond James Stadium. Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Fan who returned 600th TD football wants to play golf with Tom Brady

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Oct 25, 2021 4:07 PM ET

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and living legend Tom Brady filled yet another column of the NFL record books when he threw his 600th career regular-season touchdown pass in Sunday's 38-3 trouncing of the Chicago Bears. Wide receiver Mike Evans clearly didn't know history had been made, however, as he gifted that touchdown football to a fan in the stands:

.@TomBrady throws his 600th career TD pass... and Mike Evans gives the ball to a #Bucs fan

The breakfast table discuss whether or not the fan was compensated fairly
for the ball, and @KyleBrandt tells us what he would do if he were that fan pic.twitter.com/n46oeiMNuu
— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) October 25, 2021

Somebody from the Buccaneers ultimately retrieved the game ball, and Brady later promised that he would take care of the man identified as 29-year-old Byron Kennedy:

.@TomBrady got his 6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ ball back pic.twitter.com/khPgn9Bcxo
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) October 25, 2021

Signed memorabilia is nice and all, but Kennedy told Andrew Siciliano of NFL Network on Monday that he wants to play a round of golf with Brady:

Byron Kennedy did NOT want money from the @Buccaneers for that football. BUT, he tells me he does have one request. Can we make this happen, @TomBrady ??@nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/k6sQB16yMj
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 25, 2021

As Michael David Smith noted for Pro Football Talk, it's been said the football could end up being worth $500,000 at a future auction. Brady is known to enjoy hitting the links, so this is one request he should definitely grant during the offseason.

One would hope Brady will pay for the round, as well.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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