New England Patriots running back James White can’t tell you what happened to the game-winning football from the historic Super Bowl LI. White scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime as the Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28.
What happened to the ball after that is anyone’s guess, White told The Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday.
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Patriots’ Brady: RB White deserves MVP truck
Tom Brady said he thinks Patriots RB James White deserves the MVP truck, similar to how the five-time Super Bowl champion gave the truck he won to Malcolm Butler two years ago.
Tom Brady said he thinks Patriots RB James White deserves the MVP truck, similar to how the five-time Super Bowl champion gave the truck he won to Malcolm Butler two years ago.
“I actually don’t know what I did with it,” White said. “I left it on the ground and started running.”
White is hopeful that an equipment manager or someone grabbed the ball and that it is in the possession of the Patriots.
“I wasn’t thinking in that moment. I was too busy sprinting down the field,” he said.
White said he did keep the first touchdown he scored in the historic comeback. White had 14 receptions for 110 yards and one touchdown and added two rushing touchdowns in the victory.
After the game, his teammates, including Tom Brady, were quick to say he deserved a piece of the MVP honor for the performance. In years past, the Super Bowl MVP came with a car. After the Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, Brady was awarded MVP and gave the truck to Malcolm Butler, who made the game-saving interception in the final seconds.
Brady said he would do the same this year with White, but there is not a car to give this time. According to an NFL league spokesman, the NFL hasn’t had a car as part of the MVP since Super Bowl XLIX.
White was asked about Brady’s promise of the truck and said, “I haven’t actually received it yet, I don’t know how that works.”
White said, “it’s pretty cool that he’s humble enough to give me the car,” adding that Brady is a “great teammate.”
It is unknown if Brady still plans to give White a vehicle of some kind.
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