Authentic Tom Brady Super Bowl Jersey

I found this jersey online. Based on the tags and the Super Bowl patch, this would have to be from 2004. Would anyone be able to help determine if this is an authentic or just a good fake? When commenting, can you please help me understand what makes this real or fake?

Thanks!

Sorry to say but it is a fake. From what I can see the NFL Equipment tag on the collar should end right as the mesh body starts, the numbers and lettering are puffed out which on authentic jerseys all the layers should be glued together making them flat to the jersey, also the Brady last name is pretty shoddy especially when looking at the 'R' (I don't know why but R is the hardest one to get right from what I have noticed), and the Reebok Logo on the sleeves has stitching in between the vectors, on a genuine authentic there would be no connecting stiches like that.

Thanks for the info. I had suspicions with the Equipment tag location too and you helped reinforce my thoughts. In regards to "puffy" lettering, could washing the jersey potentially "loosen" the glue holding the numbers together to create a wrinkle effect?

gtg795v wrote:

Thanks for the info. I had suspicions with the Equipment tag location too and you helped reinforce my thoughts. In regards to "puffy" lettering, could washing the jersey potentially "loosen" the glue holding the numbers together to create a wrinkle effect?

Yes repeated washing can loosen the glue, but mos is spot on in that this one is a fake. Reebok didn't put Superbowl patches on their jerseys and the ball in the NFL logo in the jocktag is a really poor shape.

Billsfan wrote:

Yes repeated washing can loosen the glue, but mos is spot on in that this one is a fake. Reebok didn't put Superbowl patches on their jerseys and the ball in the NFL logo in the jocktag is a really poor shape.

You guys are the best. I can't wait to post my collection tonight.