At issue are tens of thousands of dollars in gift taxes. Butler and Brady can both afford the gift tax, but if Brady were to receive the truck first, then pass it to Butler, both might end up owing tax on it. GM agreeing to present the ownership of the truck directly to Butler makes the play cleaner. Brady took the snap last week in a press conference in which Dale Sullivan, Chevy’s western regional director passed him the keys. ESPN reports that was a play-action fake and that the real handoff goes to Butler tomorrow.
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