Some careers in the NFL last almost a lifetime and some fly by very quickly. While players like Aaron Rodgers have been playing for ages and have made a huge mark for Green Bay, there were some players who retired early. While Rodgers and his drama of retiring have been taking some interesting twists and turns, some news about his old teammate also came to light.

Blake Martinez was a Green Bay linebacker when he played in the NFL. While he retired from the Giants, he played at Lambeau Field for a good chunk of his career. However, his football achievements are not what is grabbing attention on Twitter. Fans are going crazy over how the ex-linebacker is earning money right now.

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Rodgers’ old teammate has found a unique way to make money. He retired from the NFL to pursue an interesting business venture. Martinez went on to retire and start selling Pokemon cards. While his career shift might have been weird for a lot of people, there are about 5 million reasons for the naysayers to not have anything to say against him. The ex-NFL player has made more than $5 million in just a time period of 7 months.

The ex-NFL player might have left the amount of money the NFL has to offer, but he is still swimming in money. Furthermore, fans had some interesting things to say about Martinez’s career switch.

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There was some amount of ridicule as well as marvel from the fans after Martinez’s news went viral.

Fans go crazy after Pokemon cards give Martinez a second fortune

NFL fans did not hold back when they reacted to the news of Martinez’s source of income. One fan humorously repeated the Pokemon slogan.

However, one fan ridiculed his football playing skills.

Furthermore, there were fans who were very impressed with the linebacker’s achievements.

There were also comments about how he has made a successful second career after a successful first one.

Fans also reminisced about his last year in Green Bay.

There were some comments about how lucky he got.

However, there were fans who were not approving of Martinez’s new career.

All in all, fans were truly shocked by the amount of money Martinez was able to earn just by selling Pokemon cards. Furthermore, there was also some consensus among fans about how Martinez walked away with his health intact as well as a well-paying gig.

While most people expect people to take the NFL career route a long way, Martinez chalked an interesting path for himself after the NFL. It only remains to be seen how well his business venture will go and how well it will reward him.

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