{"id":438862,"date":"2023-10-26T17:37:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=438862"},"modified":"2023-10-26T17:37:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:37:15","slug":"blake-martinez-set-to-make-nfl-return-after-being-in-headlines-for-pokemon-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/blake-martinez-set-to-make-nfl-return-after-being-in-headlines-for-pokemon-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Martinez\u00a0Set To Make NFL Return After Being In Headlines For Pokemon Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Martinez, a former fourth-round selection, quit football in November 2022 and soon after became extremely wealthy by selling Pokemon cards. Martinez now looks to be focused on making a comeback to the NFL after becoming embroiled in a significant issue among the Pokemon community.<\/p>\n<h2>Blake Martinez\u00a0Set To Make NFL Return After Being In Headlines For Pokemon Scam<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nfl.com\">NFL<\/a> Network reports that the 29-year-old former linebacker worked out for the Carolina Panthers earlier this week. Martinez is making a return effort two months after being banned from the card marketplace WhatNot and accused of defrauding card collectors.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Martinez was permanently barred from WhatNot, the main marketplace for Pok\u00e9mon buyers and sellers, in August when it was alleged that he had conned other fans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde5\ud835\udde7: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Panthers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Panthers<\/a> are working out former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giants<\/a> LB Blake Martinez, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TomPelissero<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Martinez briefly retired from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> to pursue trading Pok\u00e9mon cards, but was permanently banned from doing so after he was accused of scamming people.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like he\u2019s making an\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lgLFXxKu6L\">pic.twitter.com\/lgLFXxKu6L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasrifootball\/status\/1717305775373128071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old, who is trying to make a return to the NFL two months later, worked out for the Panthers on Wednesday, according to NFL Network.<\/p>\n<p>In a June Instagram video, Martinez stated that he was planned to concentrate on his company and had &#8220;no itch&#8221; to go back to playing.<\/p>\n<p>Before the 2020 season, Martinez signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Giants. He participated in all 16 games that season and recorded 151 tackles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Veteran LB Blake Martinez worked out today for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Panthers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Panthers<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>After retiring last November, the 29-year-old Martinez got his release from Las Vegas last week and is looking to make a comeback. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D0i1ylQyw7\">pic.twitter.com\/D0i1ylQyw7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1717303880856326385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Martinez became a full-time Pokemon card dealer and made over $5 million in earnings in only seven months after retiring. WhatNot first inquired into his firm Blake&#8217;s Breaks in August, and the business then declared that Martinez will be removed from the company permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Blake Martinez played with the Green Bay Packers for four seasons, and then the New York Giants for two more. Three games into the 2021 season with New York, he suffered an ACL tear that prevented him from playing until the end of the season. Martinez managed to get on the Las Vegas Raiders squad in 2022, but after just four games, he decided to retire and focus on the Pokemon card market full-time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Panthers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Panthers<\/a> are working out former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raiders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Raiders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Packers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Packers<\/a> LB Blake Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez retired at age 29 to start his own Pok\u00e9mon trading cards company but recently was permanently banned after allegedly scamming Pok\u00e9mon collectors.<\/p>\n<p>More on that here:\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZU5wEJBtQ9\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZU5wEJBtQ9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xxpFrYfuNB\">pic.twitter.com\/xxpFrYfuNB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1717304743305851125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Martinez fought his way into the Raiders team and appeared in four games with them in 2022 before opting to devote all of his attention to his Pok\u00e9mon endeavors through Blake&#8217;s Breaks, a side project he began in the early days of COVID.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery single day when I wake up, my shoulder doesn\u2019t hurt and my back doesn\u2019t hurt anymore,\u201d Martinez told CNBC Make It. \u201cWhen all that hurts are my fingers from opening, like, 1,000 packs of cards per day, I think, \u2018I\u2019m going to keep doing this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Packers selected the Stanford graduate 131st overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blake Martinez attempting NFL comeback after Pok\u00e9mon scamming controversy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kwO1Jwmjrl\">https:\/\/t.co\/kwO1Jwmjrl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RyqFJw1XVl\">pic.twitter.com\/RyqFJw1XVl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1717548122627281141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Derrick Henry Trade Rumors: Ravens To Trade Titans RB?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/derrick-henry-trade-rumors-ravens-to-trade-titans-rb\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Derrick Henry Trade Rumors: Ravens To Trade Titans RB?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Martinez, a former fourth-round selection, quit football in November 2022 and soon after became extremely wealthy by selling Pokemon cards. Martinez now looks to be focused on making a comeback to the NFL after becoming embroiled in a significant issue among the Pokemon community. 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