Brandon Jacobs claims his Super Bowl XLII jersey was stolen

Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jersey was stolen, but was that not the first time it’s happened?

The big news following the Super Bowl was the mysterious theft of New England Patriots Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jersey.

Brady’s jersey was stolen right from under his nose as the thief entered the team’s locker room during the come from behind victory celebration. The chase to recover Brady’s jersey led to Mexico, where it was eventually recovered.

Apparently this isn’t the first time a Super Bowl winning jersey has been stolen from a player.

Former New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs claims his jersey was stolen from him after the Giants’ appearance in Super Bowl XLII.

Jacobs spoke to MMQB’s Robert Klemko and Jenny Vrentas about his Super Bowl winning jersey being taken from him.

"For years, Jacobs says, he’s had framed in his home what he thought was his game-worn number 27 jersey, next to his game-worn Super Bowl XLVI shirt, gifts for each of his two sons. He recalls handing his XLII jersey to an equipment manager after the game and picking it up the next day when the Giants returned to New Jersey. Two years ago, however, he received an email from a collector who claimed to have Jacobs’s entire game-worn uniform—jersey, helmet, pants and thigh pads—which he said his friend purchased from a Giants equipment manager. The collector sent Jacobs pictures that appeared to match the grass stains and paint marks shown in game photos. Jacobs now believes the jersey hanging on his wall is not the one he actually wore in the Super Bowl, but rather the backup shirt that he never put on that day."

Apparently these allegations go along with a still-pending lawsuit against the Giants and quarterback Eli Manning arising from allegations of fraudulent memorabilia sales.

The Giants declined to speak with TheMMQB.com to comment on the allegations, citing the litigation.

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Brady’s Super Bowl jersey theft might of just been the tip of the iceberg for occurrences for these type of thefts in sports.