(SOUNDBITE OF POKEMON SONG, "POKEMON THEME")
A MART脥NEZ, HOST:
Good morning. I'm A Mart铆nez. Blake Martinez used to be an NFL linebacker. We're not related. He was a linebacker, I just looked like one. Anyways, Blake Martinez made $5 million in the last seven months by selling Pok茅mon cards. He started doing it online during the pandemic and has made 20% of what he earned during seven years in the NFL. And Martinez says the best part about selling Pok茅mon cards instead of sacking quarterbacks, no more shoulder and back pain.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "POKEMON THEME")
JASON PAIGE: (Singing) Catch them all. Pok茅mon.
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