{"id":2512813,"date":"2025-11-20T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/touchdown-trumps-nj-generals-jacket-auctioned-for-18658\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:58:38","slug":"touchdown-trumps-nj-generals-jacket-auctioned-for-18658","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/touchdown-trumps-nj-generals-jacket-auctioned-for-18658\/","title":{"rendered":"Touchdown: Trump\u2019s NJ Generals jacket auctioned for $18,658"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Ftouchdown-trumps-nj-generals-jacket-auctioned-for-18658%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=2512813&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--><p>President Donald Trump&#8217;s New Jersey Generals owners&#8217; jacket was recently auctioned for $18,658.68, which is more than seven times the opening bid of $2,500. The white satin jacket was sold through Gray Flannel Auctions, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-voters-say-election-integrity-will-be-important-issue-in-november\/\" title=\"Most Voters Say Election Integrity Will Be Important Issue in November\">company specializing<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/son-of-nfl-star-arrested-for-stealing-fathers-super-bowl-rings\/\" title=\"Son Of NFL Star Arrested For Stealing Father\u2019s Super Bowl Rings\">sports memorabilia<\/a>.This sale highlights Trump&#8217;s unique crossover appeal between sports, politics, and pop culture, drawing meaningful interest from collectors beyond the conventional sports community.<\/p>\n<p>Trump owned the New Jersey Generals, a team in the United States Football League (USFL), during the mid-1980s after his unsuccessful attempt to buy an NFL team. The jacket is linked to his role in signing Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Doug Flutie to promote the league with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multi-million-dollar contract<\/a>. The auction house noted that the item is exceptionally rare as it connects the worlds of sports and politics so distinctly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Touchdown: Trump&rsquo;s New Jersey Generals jacket auctioned for $18,658<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2397640\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> New Jersey Generals owners&rsquo; jacket was just <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/auctions\/\">auctioned<\/a> off for seven times the opening bid of $2,500, demonstrating his crossover appeal between sports and politics.<\/p>\n<p>The white satin jacket sold for $18,658.68 at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bid.greyflannelauctions.com\/bids\/bidplace?itemid=57384\">Gray Flannel Auctions<\/a>, the sports-focused company told <em>Washington Secrets<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3893544\/ted-cruz-wagers-congress-regulate-college-pro-sports-betting\/\">Ted Cruz wagers Congress will regulate college and pro sports betting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3891893\/doug-collins-cancels-biden-electric-vehicle-charger-funding\/\">Doug Collins pulls the plug on Biden EV charger &#8216;boondoggle&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3890760\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-zohran-mamdani-2028-ticket-dont-laugh-socialism-rising\/\">Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani 2028 ticket: Don&rsquo;t laugh, socialism rising<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump&rsquo;s New Jersey Generals jacket. (Photo courtesy Gray Flannel Auctions)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s exceptionally rare to see an item that so seamlessly crosses the worlds of sports, politics, and pop culture,&rdquo; said Michael Russek, director of operations at Grey Flannel Auctions. &ldquo;The response from collectors has been remarkable. This piece drew interest far beyond the traditional sports-memorabilia community, and that kind of crossover appeal is truly uncommon. It&rsquo;s exactly what makes this jacket &mdash; and the story behind it &mdash; so compelling.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After failing to buy an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nfl\/\">NFL team<\/a> when he was a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a> developer, Trump, in the mid-1980s, owned the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\">New Jersey<\/a> Generals in the rival United States Football League. According to Gray Flannel&rsquo;s write-up of the jacket, he helped secure quarterback Doug Flutie to promote the league.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Prior to the 1985 season, the Generals acquired Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Doug Flutie, signing him to a multi-million-dollar multi-year contract,&rdquo; said the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/greyflannelauctions.com\/?_gl=1%2Amfi3n4%2A_gcl_au%2AMTkzNTk4NzY0Ni4xNzYzNjU0Nzk0%2A_ga%2AMTQzMDI0NjA5LjE3NjM2NTQ3OTQ.%2A_ga_DK29TFS2SB%2AczE3NjM2NTQ3OTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjM2NTQ3OTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">auction house<\/a>. &ldquo;In April 1985, Trump, under his pseudonym of John Barron, told the United Press International that Flutie had been signed following a verbal agreement between Trump and the other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-closes-season-with-inspire-change-ad-football-is-over-but-systemic-racism-goes-on\/\" title=\"NFL Closes Season With \u2018Inspire Change\u2019 Ad: Football Is Over But \u2018Systemic Racism\u2019 Goes On\">team owners<\/a> that he would be partially reimbursed for Flutie&rsquo;s contract. Trump stated, &lsquo;People wanted me to get him for the good of the league.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s New Jersey Generals jacket sells for $18,658<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2512814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP060515014425-e1763659152344.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[18575,67426,3634],"class_list":["post-2512813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jacket","tag-nj-generals","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP060515014425-e1763659152344.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512813"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512817,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512813\/revisions\/2512817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2512814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}