The man who stole quarterback Tom Brady’s game jersey following the Patriots’ historic Super Bowl Ll comeback has given his first on-camera interview.
During FOX Sports Films’ “The Great Brady Heist,” an hour-long documentary chronicling the jersey’s disappearance and eventual recovery, Martin Ortega expressed contrition and apologized for his illicit actions. Inside his Mexico City home, featuring walls clad with framed selfies of himself and several notable NFL players, Ortega called his behavior “an impulse from an uncontrolled fan.”
“I knew what I did was wrong,” he said, via FOX’s translation. “I’m quite embarrassed.”
Ortega elected not to share details regarding his decision to enter New England’s locker room and snatch Brady’s jersey from the bag at his locker, but he claims the theft wasn’t planned.