Practical joke played on Tiki Barber after alma mater lost to Miami

Tiki Barber not too long ago misplaced a wager with a pal — and wound up with an undesirable visitor.

Spies instructed Web page Six {that a} big inflatable, light-up mascot of the College of Miami’s “Sebastian the Ibis” had taken up residence on Barber’s New Jersey entrance garden.

Seems Barber misplaced a wager along with his shut pal and PR professional Ron Berkowitz. If Berkowitz’s College of Miami alma mater beat Barber’s beloved Virginia, Barber must show Sebastian for all to see. 

After Miami’s win, Berkowitz even posted a video of the mascot to Twitter, saying, “Sebastian is at your home… we acquired you this time!” He additionally playfully taunted Tiki’s fellow Virginia alum twin brother, Ronde Barber.

Apparently if Virginia had received the current school soccer recreation, Berkowitz would’ve needed to fly a College of Virginia college flag at his house close by, we hear.

Barber instructed Web page Six once we requested him if the mascot was nonetheless up because the Virginia defeat final month, “Sebastian is deflated! I believe my neighbor BB-gunned him.”

He’d been broadcasting a Penn State recreation when the offending Miami mascot went up at his house.

At Virginia, Barber rushed for over 1,300 yards throughout his senior yr, and was named ACC Participant of the 12 months. He’s additionally within the Virginia Sports activities Corridor of Fame. The offensive star was drafted by the Giants in 1997, and performed his total profession with the group.

Barber simply ran the New York Metropolis Marathon as one in all a number of celebs within the race this month, together with Ashton Kutcher, “Catfish” host Nev Schulman, T.J. Holmes of “Good Morning America,” and extra.

The previous soccer great-turned-sportscaster additionally not too long ago signed on because the face of Collars & Co.’s new line of outerwear. The clothes firm’s founder nabbed an funding from Mark Cuban and Peter Jones for $1 million on “Shark Tank.”