Sunday's destruction of the New England Patriots included a nice personal milestone for Travis Hunter as he finally recorded the first interception of his career.

However, the ball Hunter intercepted quickly became the center of a weird altercation.

After leaping in front of a Drake Maye pass in the end zone, Hunter celebrated by spinning the ball and then dancing with his teammates. 

Not only was the interception the first of Hunter’s young career, but it also came at a crucial moment in the game, with Jacksonville leading 14-3 and only about a minute to go in the first half. 

Had the Patriots cut the deficit to 14-10 and seized momentum going into halftime, who knows how the rest of the game would have played out. 

We will never know, as Hunter showed off his elite ball-hawking ability and saved a touchdown. 

Certainly a memory, and a football, worth keeping forever. 

However, the situation took a strange turn when a ball boy took the football and refused to give it back. 

Star edge rusher Josh Hines-Allen attempted to take the ball back from the ball boy, only to be pushed away. To make the situation even more uncomfortable, the ball boy reacted as if he had been victimized in some way by Hines-Allen.

“Hey, you can’t touch me,”the ball boy yelled at JHA when he attempted to retrieve the ball.

Hines-Allen then tried to swat the ball out of the ball boy's clutches as the Jaguars' equipment manager, George Pellicer, stepped between the two. The ball boy then accused JHA of pushing him.

“Hey, he pushed me. He can’t do that,” he yelled.

Cornerback Joudan Lewis publicly came to Hines-Allen's defense on Monday, saying he was being a good teammate and illustrating the sentimental value of the ball, while also taking a joking jab at Hunter.

“That was Travis’ first interception, so I know people were all over it. I know Josh took it in his own hands to get the ball back. Travis could have helped us out by not spinning the ball and forgetting about it. But, yeah, that’s something that you always want to get, especially as special as that.

“That’s an everybody thing, not just somebody’s specific job. Everybody is trying to get that ball back to him.”

On Monday, head coach Liam Coen spoke about the incident, telling reporters that the organization was attempting to get the ball back for Hunter.

“I was just talking about it.. I haven’t gotten a clean answer. We’ve been in communication with those guys over there. I think they’ve gotten it sorted out; I can’t say for certain if we got the actual ball or not.

“I know there was something that went on there. I think it’s all squared away. We’ll get it taken care of.”

Thankfully, it was reported that the team was able to get the ball back, putting an end to a bizarre situation.

The ball boy's strange (and selfish) behavior made Hunter's first interception even more of a viral moment than it would have been.

Trying to keep the ball for himself was ridiculous enough, but the ball boy acting like Hines-Allen had assaulted him in any way was even worse. As Lewis explained, JHA was simply being a good teammate by trying to retrieve the keepsake from what will undoubtedly be one of the most memorable moments in Hunter's career.

Hopefully, Sunday's interception is the first of many for Hunter, who has been terrific at cornerback this season.

In the future, if Hunter wants to keep a football after a milestone play, he should probably hold on to it while he celebrates.