{"id":1861609,"date":"2023-02-27T07:20:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T12:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1861609"},"modified":"2023-02-27T07:30:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T12:30:36","slug":"former-giants-linebacker-blake-martinez-made-5-million-in-seven-months-selling-pokemon-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-giants-linebacker-blake-martinez-made-5-million-in-seven-months-selling-pokemon-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Giants Linebacker Blake Martinez Made $5 Million in Seven Months Selling Pokemon Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-giants-linebacker-blake-martinez-made-5-million-in-seven-months-selling-pokemon-cards%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1861609&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Blake Martinez, an ex-linebacker for the Giants, was able to seamlessly transition into his next phase of his life at just 28 years old.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC Make It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/02\/24\/blake-martinez-quit-nfl-to-sell-pokemon-cards-brings-in-millions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Martinez reported having made over $5 million in seven months<\/a> since launching Blake&#8217;s Breaks, his company that sells Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0cards on the platform Whatnot. It was a side venture that Martinez had reportedly started during the COVID-19 pandemic, but his personal connection with Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0cards dates back to when he was younger and collected them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every single day when I wake up, my shoulder doesn&#8217;t hurt and my back doesn&#8217;t hurt anymore,&#8221; Martinez told CNBC Make It. &#8220;When all that hurts are my fingers from opening, like, 1,000 packs of cards per day, I think, \u2018I&#8217;m going to keep doing this.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25916600\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25916600\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1.jpg\" alt=\"Blake Martinez has made more than $5 million in the last seven months selling Pokemon cards.\" class=\"wp-image-25916600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1333w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-2.jpg, 300&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-3.jpg, 1152&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-4.jpg, 1024&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 682w, 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41w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-33.jpg, 56&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 37w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-34.jpg, 200&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 133w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-35.jpg, 347&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-36.jpg, 483&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-37.jpg, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 39w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-38.jpg, 225&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-pokemon-resized-1-39.jpg, 50&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 33w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Blake Martinez has sold more than 5 million Pokemon cards in seven months.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@blakes.breaks<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25916632\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25916632\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg\" alt=\"Blake Martinez tore his ACL during the 2021 season and didn&#039;t play in another regular-season game for the Giants.\" class=\"wp-image-25916632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 2000w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2-2.jpg, 200&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2-3.jpg, 512&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2-4.jpg, 682&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2-5.jpg, 1024&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 1536w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=160, 107&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 160w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=144, 96&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=140, 93&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 140w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=107, 71&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=93, 62&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 93w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=84, 56&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=200, 133&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=231, 154&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=322, 215&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=87, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=150, 100&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-resized-main-2.jpg?resize=50, 33&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 50w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Blake Martinez tore his ACL in 2021 and was unable to play in any Giants regular-season games.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His mother gave that original collection of Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0cards away, Martinez said, but he started another collection that eventually led to live sessions on Whatnot \u2014 where he opened the packages and &#8220;auctioned the cards off one by one,&#8221; CNBC Make It. He even <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/03\/nfl-star-blake-martinez-sells-pokemon-card-for-672k\/\">In October, one card was sold at $672,000<\/a>Although it was sold through Goldin Auctions. <a href=\"https:\/\/touchdownwire.usatoday.com\/2022\/10\/30\/rare-pokemon-card-owned-by-raiders-blake-martinez-sells-for-672k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USA TODAY&#8217;S TouchdownWire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Blake&#8217;s Breaks was started by Martinez while he was still a Giants member in July 2022. He sustained a torn ACL in the 2021 season. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/01\/giants-cut-linebacker-blake-martinez-amid-disconnect\/\">He was finally released a year later, after a disagreement with the new coaching staff<\/a>, including defensive coordinator Wink Martindale.<\/p>\n<p>A month later, however, he was reunited with Patrick Graham, former New York defensive coach. He only played in four games with the Raiders, starting two, before retiring after a seven-year career that started in Green Bay \u2014 where the Packers made him a fourth-round pick in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez said to CNBC Make It, not long after his Raiders tenure, that he had an affair. &#8220;pivot point.&#8221; He was impressed by the time spent on Blake&#8217;s Breaks and decided to take over the venture full-time. Martinez employs 15 people as contract workers. There are two warehouses in Miami, Denver and New Jersey. Another one is reportedly in the works.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25916747\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25916747\" width=\"842\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg?w=842\" alt=\"Blake Martinez holding a box of Pokemon cards.\" class=\"wp-image-25916747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1242w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg?resize=247, 300&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 247w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg?resize=768, 934&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 768w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg?resize=231, 281&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg?resize=322, 392&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg?resize=48, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 48w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg?resize=150, 182&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/IMG_5150.jpg?resize=41, 50&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 41w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Blake Martinez holds a box of Pokemon Cards.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@blakes.breaks<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/blake-martinez-instagram-3.jpg\"><button class=\"button 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It was officially launched July 20,22 by Blake Martinez.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@blakes.breaks<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I think there&#8217;s more to my success than [my name],&#8221; Martinez told CNBC Make It. &#8220;I used to be like the quarterback of the defense, I was calling plays. When I started this business, it felt like running a team again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Martinez was not a Pro Bowler, but he did lead the NFL in combined tackles with 144 during 2017. He tied that number or bettered it in the following three seasons. He also played all 16 games for the Giants in 2020.https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/09\/27\/blake-martinez-out-for-season-with-torn-acl-in-giants-crusher\/&#8221;>sustaining a torn ACL<\/a> In their loss in Week 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Martinez, an ex-linebacker for the Giants, was able to seamlessly transition into his next phase of his life at just 28 years old. 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