The ultra-rare Tom Brady-signed flag that was allegedly ruined by the Patriots Hall of Fame has been re-signed by the G.O.A.T. … and the proprietor of the piece now says he seems like he is been made complete.
Daniel Vitale was initially furious over the scenario earlier this yr … claiming after he briefly donated the 1-of-1 American flag to the Pats’ HOF, officers there ruined the Brady signature on it by displaying it improperly.
Vitale shared pics of the piece, exhibiting the darkish blue Brady John Hancock that the QB had placed on it within the early 2000s had misplaced its “T” after being within the New England museum’s possession.
The father of three filed a lawsuit over all of it, alleging that the flag was price probably $1 MILLION much less … and he was asking for the Pats HOF to pay him for damages.
Vitale’s lawsuit remains to be ongoing … although he tells TMZ Sports he feels at the least a part of the scenario has been remedied, after the Patriots helped get Tom to re-sign the flag final week following the Buccaneers star’s return from Germany.
Vitale says the brand new signature is unimaginable — it is “4 occasions” the unique measurement, he instructed us — and he now believes the piece is price considerably greater than the $1 million it was initially appraised at.
Vitale will start the method of making an attempt to promote it now — he is taking affords instantly — and he tells us he is making an attempt to do a variety of good with a few of the eventual proceeds.
The longtime Pats fan has a daughter who has autism, and he is planning to donate a few of the flag’s gross sales to lift consciousness for the incapacity. Specifically, Vitale is hoping to funnel funds to Spectrum Connection, a division of Community Partners in New Hampshire.
He additionally instructed us he is hoping to get the Patriots and Robert Kraft to make a donation to the trigger as effectively.