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NFL Legend Tom Brady Announces Breaking News on Monday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Will Chesanek | Last updated Apr 13, 2026 10:05 PM ET

Tom Brady established himself as one of the greatest players in NFL history, winning a record seven Super Bowls and three MVP awards during his 23-year career with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After retiring in 2023, the former quarterback stayed connected to the game by joining Fox Sports’ top broadcast team alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and sideline reporter Erin Andrews. At the same time, Brady has continued growing his business ventures, acquiring stakes in the Las Vegas Raiders, Las Vegas Aces, and England’s Birmingham FC, as well as making a significant investment in a sports cards and collectibles company.

Founders FFC quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws the ball against Logan Paul of Wildcats FFC during the Fanatics Flag Football Classic at BMO Stadium.Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Brady has previously declared that sports cards were a part of his childhood DNA. On February 12, 2023, four days after calling Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, Brady purchased a 50% stake in the sports memorabilia company CardVault. The Company was shortly thereafter renamed to "CardVault by Tom Brady".

Since February 2025, when Brady became co-owner with founder Chris Costa, the company has expanded to 14 stores with eight new locations. These include San Francisco, Dallas, the Mall of America, Sacramento, Las Vegas, two in New York City, and St. Louis. Upcoming openings in Austin, Los Angeles, and Kansas City will bring the total to 17.

On Monday, Brady announced a new endeavor with CardVault, this time partnering with the sports card company Topps on a Chrome Football Release. Any fan who pulls an autographed Brady card from 2025 Topps Chrome Football at any CardVault location gets to Facetime with the legend himself. Some fans have already uploaded their interactions with the former Patriot great on social media.

"Very exciting announcement everybody," says Costa in the Instagram video. "I want to officially introduce you to Chrome Vault by Tom Brady."

"How cool is that. Chrome Vault by Tom Brady?" chimes in Brady.

"So cool. Guys, for release week," Costa continues. "for Topps Chrome Football, CardVault by Tom Brady becomes ChromeVault by Tom Brady. And, anybody that pulls an autograph of Tom out of Topps Chrome in any of our locations during release week, FaceTime with Tom."

"FaceTime. Me and you! FaceTime with Tom" proclaims Brady.

"WE’RE GOING CHROME In Honor of the @Topps Chrome Football Release this week," CardVault by Tom Brady wrote on Instagram. "we are announcing one of our BIGGEST SURPRISES EVER All week long, ANY @tombrady auto hit at ANY CardVault location or on @cardvaultbreaks on Fanatics Live gets a FaceTime with the man himself. Happy Hunting "

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Expect more announcements from Brady about partnerships in the world of sports collectibles and memorabilia as his Card Vaults company continues to flourish.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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