How law enforcement tackled the task of recovering Tom Brady’s jersey

Tom Brady shows off his Super Bowl LI jersey before the opening day game between the Red Sox and the Pirates at Fenway Park on April 3, 2017. Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

By The Boston Globe

April 8, 2017

Less than a minute to read

When Rob Gronkowski playfully swiped Tom Brady’s Super Bowl LI jersey during Opening Day ceremonies at Fenway Park, the crowd roared with approval.

Brady tracked down Gronkowski in a matter of seconds with a not-so-picture-perfect tackle (perhaps Patrick Chung can give his quarterback some pointers). It was a lot less complicated a procedure than what it took to track down Brady’s jersey the first time it was swiped.

The recovery took six weeks with a multinational effort, with multiple law enforcement agencies — and one precocious teenage Patriots fan — combining to get the job done.

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