Tom Brady hoping to send ball to California fan who saved jersey from fire

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is looking to show support for a fan who displayed his own dedication by saving his jersey from the Camp Fire in California.

A fan named Christian posted pictures of his damaged home from when the Camp Fire consumed the entire town of Paradise, but showcased another photo with his Patriots jersey in hand.

"The only thing I grabbed out of my house on the morning of November 8 as The Camp Fire in Paradise, CA consumed the entire town, was my Tom Brady #12 Game Jersey!" Christian wrote. "I lost everything... (GO PATRIOTS)."

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Brady, who was born and raised in California, saw the incredible dedication, and decided to reward the fan by spreading his post on Instagram and asking for help in sending a ball to "go with the jersey."

"So many heart wrenching stories of loss from my home state...but you're crazy Christian!" Brady said. "Can anyone get me an address to send a ball to go with the jersey?"

Brady said at his weekly press conference Friday that he had gotten a hold of Christian, and was going to send him a ball.

"That was pretty cool, pretty touching," Brady said at the press conference. "You think about the effect that you can have on certain people, not just in this part of the country but in California. I know we got a hold of him and [I am] going to send him something. But, it’s a tough situation I think everyone out in California was dealing with. Those fires were crazy and they certainly need a lot of help."

Brady said that he was honored to provide some sort of support for the fan as he went through a natural disaster, and said the whole incident provided perspective for him as an athlete.

"I mean these natural disasters, for a lot of these people dealing with real life, I think it puts a lot of stuff in perspective in your life," Brady said. "You lose a game and you feel like, ‘Man, the whole world’s caving in,’ but it’s really – keeping things in perspective, you realize there’s a lot of people dealing with a lot of things that are very tough. And just to be able to provide support, I think for us as athletes, is pretty cool and important in what we do."

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