Former NFL linebacker Blake Martinez's company, Blake's Breaks, has pulled in over $5 million in revenue from selling Pokémon cards in the past seven months.
The company brought in the money on the collectible reselling platform Whatnot, per Megan Sauer of CNBC Make It, who provided the exclusive news and reviewed documents confirming the transactions.
"I think there's more to my success than [my name]," Martinez told Sauer. "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."
Martinez, who retired last fall, has found a way make millions in short order.