Who stole Brady’s jersey?

Rangers hunt Brady uni

The Texas Rangers have been called in to help with the search for Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey — which the New England Patriots’ quarterback says was stolen after the big game. Some of the air was taken out of the Patriots’ come-from-behind overtime win against the Atlanta Falcons at Super Bowl LI on Sunday when Brady discovered that someone had swiped his No. 12 jersey in the locker room during his postgame cele-bration at NRG Sta-dium in Houston. “I put it in my bag and I came out and it wasn’t there anymore,” the game’s MVP said Monday.day. “It’s unfortunate because that’s a nice piece of memorabilia. If it ends up on eBay, let me know.”

The hunt to find the thief is being taken seriously by Texas officials, who were calling on their top law officers — the Rangers.

“In Texas, we place a very high value on hospitality and football,” said Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who announced the agency would participate in the jersey-theft probe. “Whoever took this jersey should turn it in. The Texas Rangers are on the trail.”

The Rangers — created in 1823 by the “Father of Texas” Stephen F. Austin — have been portrayed by actors such as John Wayne in 1961’s “The Comancheros” and Chuck Norris (below inset) in the TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger.” The character of “The Lone Ranger” is also a member of the agency.

The role of the Rangers — who are regularly tasked with investigating major crime across the Lone Star State — will begin if and when local cops turn up nothing.

Houston police said Monday that they hadn’t taken a crime report from either the Patriots or NFL regarding the jersey.

“We’ve been in contact” with NFL security officials, police spokeswoman Jodi Silva said. “Once they reach out to us [to make a formal crime report], that’s when we’d become involved.”

The Super Bowl jersey worn by Brady — who was suspended for the first four games of this season for illegally deflating footballs during a 2015 playoff game — could be “worth somewhere north of $300,000 and maybe closer to a half-million dollars. But that’s based on it not being stolen and being free of any encumbrances, liens or other claims,” said Ken Goldin of Goldin Auctions in New Jersey.

Now that “the chain of custody has been broken,” the jersey has to be found quickly so it can be authenticated, Goldin said.

PICKED OFF: After leading the Patriots to a Super Bowl overtime victory, quarterback Tom Brady was blindsided when his No. 12 game jersey was stolen from this bag in the locker.