Football is not everything in life for some players. Now, a member of the Las Vegas Raiders roster has decided to abruptly retire after selling a rare Pokemon card and everyone is surprised about this move.
The fever for the rarest Pokemon cards is really big. People are buying these pieces no matter the cost, so those lucky persons to have at least one of those could become rich in just one glimpse.
Now, that fever arrived to the NFL. One member of the Las Vegas Raiders roster decided to quit football and retire after he sold a rare Pokemon card, so the player won’t be returning for the rest of the 2022 season.
Blake Martinez retires after selling a rare Pokemon card
Recently, Pokemon cards have been a very serious deal in the whole world. These pieces have become basically artwork and the fans are very excited to add one of those to their collections.
There are people that have one of those cards hidden somewhere in their drawers and, now that the fever is huge, they are selling them in a very high price in order to become rich.
Blake Martinez is one of those persons. The linebacker had aPikachu Ilustrator card and he sold it in$672K to then retired two weeks later. His contract with the Raiders this year was worth$1.035M.
It is uncertain and unlikely that this was the real reason why he retired, but it could’ve been a good push to take this decision. Six years after he entered the NFL, he has had enough and decided to quit football with a net worth estimated in almost $1.5 million.