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Scott Spina of Roseland, New Jersey might have worked harder on this Tom Brady Super Bowl ring scam than Brady did for any individual ring. The professional fraudster, who previously was sentenced to 35 months in a federal prison for defrauding customers and stealing their credit card information via a boutique sneaker shop “opened” with rapper Fat Joe, was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for selling fraudulent Brady Super Bowl rings, one of which sold for over $337,000 at auction.

The discussion in New Orleans ahead of a college football national championship — as discussions like this can among wordsmiths and golden throats — started over beers, maybe a Crown-and-Coke or three.

Don’t worry — you won’t be seeing five more years of Tom Brady. That is, at least, according to the quarterback himself. Brady made the decision to retire, then swiftly un-retire, this offseason, spending just 40 days away from the field.

Former Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Tony Siragusa passed away on Wednesday. He was 55 years old. The cause of death has not yet been revealed. Siragusa, affably known as “The Goose”, played 12 years in the NFL, including five seasons in Baltimore.

Tom Brady will be playing for his third NFL head coach in 2022. Bruce Arians is moving to the Buccaneers' front office for next season, with defensive coordinator Todd Bowles promoted to replace him.