Tom Brady’s “last” football was sold Saturday to a high-spending collector for $518,628 through an auction. The next day that football may no longer be the last one Brady played with, as the legendary quarterback said he will return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2022 season.

Brady had retired on Feb. 1 and then shocked the league by claiming he wasn't done. The football that the collector purchased has seemingly lost its value due to Brady's decision.

"These past two months I've realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands," Brady posted on Twitter. "That time will come. But it's not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They make it all possible. I'm coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa."

The football was sold by New Jersey auction company Lelands. It was thrown on Jan. 23 by Brady for a touchdown to teammate Mike Evans in Tampa in a playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams.

The ball was only able to become publicly available because Evans threw the ball into the stands following the touchdown. A fan caught the ball and decided to auction it off.

"If Evans had not tossed it into the stands, it would still be in the possession of the Buccaneers and would never be offered publicly," Lelands wrote in its auction listing.

Sports memorabilia expert David Kohler told CBS MoneyWatch on Monday that "the ball is worth a lot less now.”

Kohler explained that once Brady throws another touchdown, the ball will only be worth "a fraction of what it was worth."

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