THE ATHLETIC: Why Fanatics Fest’s ‘Museum of Greatness’ almost didn’t include Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jerseys

Walk to the end of the “Museum of Greatness,” a one-of-a-kind exhibit at Fanatics Fest in the Javits Center and you’ll see the centerpiece of a collection full of centerpieces: seven of Tom Brady’s game-worn Super Bowl jerseys, including his Super Bowl LI jersey, which was stolen after the game and eventually recovered by the FBI.

A few hours before the show opened, though, the jerseys were nowhere to be found.

“Brady lost his Super Bowl jerseys!” Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin said excitedly Friday morning before making an appearance on ESPN’s First Take from the massive three-day celebration of sports fandom.

Rubin said Brady had forgotten where the jerseys were, which is actually understandable since Brady had just helped open the Hall of Excellence museum in Las Vegas on Wednesday that now houses all of his Super Bowl rings…