Aston Martin has announced it will sell 12 "Tom Brady Signature Edition" cars after the New England Patriots quarterback collaborated with the British luxury automaker on its design.
The asking price? $360,000. Or more accurately, $359,950.
It was announced earlier this year that Brady and Aston Martin would partner on a "signature edition" automobile. It turns out the vehicle is a convertible Vanquish S Volante that features flourishes courtesy of Brady's input.
"We started with a blank canvas and finished with a beautiful car," Brady said in a statement, via ESPN. "It's been great to see it all come to fruition."
The car not only features Brady's signature in multiple locations, his "TB12" logo adorns several spots, including the fender and headrests.
"When he does something on the field, he sees the result immediately," Aston Martin chief creative officer Marek Reichman said of Brady's input. "His world is very short in terms of timing. So one thing he made clear to us was that he wanted to be able to make a move and feel the immediacy of performance."
But why Brady?
"This car touches people through a voice in Tom that they understand," Reichman said. "He speaks English in an American's English and he's telling the world why he loves our product. It's as simple as that."
Friendly feelings
Joe Girardi says he would have "absolutely" returned to the New York Yankees had they have wanted him.
Girardi, 53, who averaged 91 victories per season in his 10 years as the Yankees' manager, told The Athletic he gets his demeanor from his parents, who were tough and didn't always show a lot of emotion. But when they did, it was "really impactful."
"Some people might say I'm not fuzzy and warm all the time. I do like to have fun. I have relationships with all my players," Girardi said. "It might not come out when I'm talking to the media. But I spend time with my players, do all of those things."
Clowning around?
Jadeveon Clowney was one of several Houston Texans players in attendance at a Halloween party Monday night, and it isn't much of a stretch to suggest that Clowney's choice of costume was a direct shot at Texans owner Bob McNair.
How so? The Texans superstar defensive end came dressed up as an "inmate," arriving at the soiree in an orange prison jumpsuit.
Last week, McNair ignited a firestorm with comments made during an NFL owners meeting regarding anthem protests, saying that "we can't have the inmates running the prison."
McNair has since apologized on two occasions via statements issued by the Texans.
Perks of the job
From Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com:
"Patriots trade QB Jimmy Garoppolo to 49ers. New England gets 2nd round pick, Garoppolo gets month of January 2018 off."
Sports quiz
What three Los Angeles Dodgers shared the MVP award of the 1981 World Series?
Sports answer
Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager
Sports on 11/01/2017