One of the greatest athletes of all time may have acquired a non-fungible token from one of the most popular and well-known collections in existence.

What Happened: Set to return to the National Football League for a 23rd season, Tom Brady could now find himself the owner of a Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Tripsters, which is a derivative Bored Ape NFT project, shared the news that Brady was the owner of Bored Ape Yacht Club #3667.

Brady responded by sharing the tweet and saying he didn’t inhale, referencing the item found in the Ape’s mouth.

Bored Ape #3667 has the following traits:

• Army Green Background (12% of Apes)
• Sleeveless Logo Tee (1%)
• Angry Eyes (4%)
• Dark Brown Fur (14%)
• WW2 Pilot Helm Hat (1%)
• Bored Unshaven Mouth (4%)

The Ape ranks as the 4,252nd rarest in the collection of 10,000.

Bored Ape #3,667 was purchased for 133 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) on Tuesday before being transferred to the current wallet that holds it.

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Why It’s Important: Brady is one of the most popular NFL players and adds to the list of celebrities and athletes that are owners of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.

Brady is no stranger to the cryptocurrency and NFT space as he's a spokesperson and investor in FTX and also was the founder of Autograph, an NFT company that has partnered with DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG) on several sports-related NFTs.

On Monday, Brady was announced as an investor in the SPAC deal to bring Hypebeast public with Iron Spark I (NASDAQ:ISAA).

Brady also launched the Brady Brand in December as a new apparel company.

No word on if Brady will feature the Ape on his NFL cleats like Colts safety Andrew Sendejo did for a game last year.

Price Action: The floor price on Bored Ape Yacht Club is 111 ETH at the time of writing, or around $383,143.

ApeCoin (CRYPTO: APE) is down 1% to $11.85 Tuesday.

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