New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady won the Super Bowl last night in historic and annoying fashion. Sometime after snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, there’s a good chance Tom Brady had sex with his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen. But sometime in between those two things, some rat bastard stole Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jersey, according to ESPN. Yeah! As in, the jersey that the best quarterback of all time wore while engineering the best comeback of all time. The one that may be worth as much as a half million dollars, according to Forbes. 
 
 How are you going to just swipe your man’s sweaty, grit-soaked jersey from his locker when he isn’t looking and sully the biggest night of his life? “I put it in the bag, and I came out and it wasn’t there anymore,” Brady told reporters Monday. “It’s unfortunate because that’s a nice piece of memorabilia. If it shows up on eBay somewhere, someone let me know so I can track that down.” 

 Texas' lieutenant governor has asked the Texas Rangers to aid the Houston Police Department in its investigation of Tom Brady's missing jersey, which disappeared following Super Bowl LI. 
 
 "In Texas we place a very high value on hospitality and football. Tom Brady's jersey has great historical value and is already being called 'the most valuable NFL collectible ever.' It will likely go into the Hall of Fame one day," Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a statement. 
 
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 "It is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas. I've called Colonel Steve McCraw to ask that the Texas Rangers work with the Houston Police Department on this case. 
 
 "I'm a Texans and Cowboys fan first, but the unquestionable success of the Super Bowl in Houston last night was a big win for our entire state and I don't want anything to mar that victory. Whoever took this jersey should turn it in. The Texas Rangers are on the trail." 
 
 A Houston Police Department spokesman told ESPN that no police report has been filed regarding the missing jersey but the department has been in contact with NFL Security. 
 
 "We have been looking into this disappointing matter and will continue to assist law enforcement authorities," an NFL spokesman said Monday. 
 
 The Texas Rangers is a division in the Texas Department of Public Safety; it comprises 222 employees (162 Rangers and 62 support personnel) who, according to their website, leads "major incident crime investigations, unsolved crime/serial crime investigations, public corruption and public integrity investigations, officer involved shooting investigations, and border security operations." 
 
 Ken Goldin of Goldin Auctions, based in New Jersey, told the New York Post that the jersey could be worth as much as $500,000 or nothing if it is not soon located and authenticated as the jersey Brady wore in the Patriots' epic comeback victory. 
 
 "If I could give some legal advice to whoever has this, I'd hire a lawyer, turn it over to that lawyer, see if there's a reward and be happy with it," Goldin told the newspaper. 
 
 "This can't be sold publicly right now, because there's nobody who doesn't know this was stolen." 
 
 Brady on Monday called the missing jersey an "unfortunate" situation. 
 
 "I put it in the bag, and I came out and it wasn't there anymore. It's unfortunate because that's a nice piece of memorabilia," Brady said Monday. "If it shows up on eBay somewhere, someone let me know so I can track that down." 
 
 Asked if he planned to give the jersey to his mother, Galynn, who has been battling an undisclosed illness, Brady said Monday: "Those are special ones to keep. 
 
 "What can you do? I'll take a ring, and that's good enough for me." 
 
 ESPN's Mike Reiss contributed to this report. 

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 Editor's note: This report was updated with comments from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. 
 
 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked the Texas Rangers and Houston Police Department to team up in finding New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's football jersey, which was stolen Sunday night after the Super Bowl, according to an emailed news release. 
 
 "In Texas we place a very high value on hospitality and football," Patrick wrote. "Tom Brady's jersey has great historical value and is already being called 'the most valuable NFL collectable ever.' It will likely go into the Hall of Fame one day. It is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas." 
 
 According to the news release, Brady's jersey was stolen from the Patriots' locker room at NRG Stadium in Houston. The Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, 34-28. 
 
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 "I'm a Texans and Cowboys fan first, but the unquestionable success of the Super Bowl in Houston last night was a big win for our entire state, and I don't want anything to mar that victory," Patrick said. "Whoever took this jersey should turn it in. The Texas Rangers are on the trail." 
 
 A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, of which the Rangers are a division, confirmed Monday afternoon that DPS has offered assistance to the Houston Police department but did not specify what that assistance entails. The Houston Police Department directed all inquiries to NFL security. 
 
 In a post-game interview Sunday, Brady explained that he hoped to see his jersey returned. 
 
 "The jersey ... I put it in my bag and then I came out it wasn't there anymore," Brady said, according to ESPN. "It's unfortunate because that's a nice piece of memorabilia, so if it shows up on eBay somewhere, someone let me know. I'll try to track that down." 
 
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 AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked the Texas Rangers to assist the Houston Police Department in finding New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady’s jersey, which was stolen from the Patriot’s locker room at NRG Stadium in Houston last night. Brady wore the jersey during the Patriots comeback victory in the Super Bowl. 
 
 “In Texas we place a very high value on hospitality and football. Tom Brady’s jersey has great historical value and is already being called ‘the most valuable NFL collectable ever.’ It will likely go into the Hall of Fame one day. It is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas. I’ve called Colonel Steve McCraw to ask that the Texas Rangers work with the Houston Police Department on this case. 
 
 ”I’m a Texans and Cowboys fan first, but the unquestionable success of the Super Bowl in Houston last night was a big win for our entire state and I don’t want anything to mar that victory. Whoever took this jersey should turn it in. The Texas Rangers are on the trail.”
– The Super Bowl is over, but JerseyGate is in full swing. QB Tom Brady, who couldn't find his game-winning jersey after the main event Sunday, suspects it was stolen from the Patriots locker room, and now Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has called in law enforcement to track it down, the Texas Tribune reports. Both the Houston Police Department and the Texas Rangers (the agency, not the MLB team) are on the jersey's trail, per a statement. Patrick notes state pride, citing Texas' "very high value on hospitality and football," calling the jersey perhaps "the most valuable NFL collectable ever" (For the Win says it could now fetch in the seven figures), and adding, "It is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas." Meanwhile, Brady noted Monday that if the jersey pops up on eBay, "someone let me know," ESPN reports. (Men's Health lists 11 people who could've lifted the jersey.)