Washington Commanders proprietor Josh Harris has made one other vital funding in second-year quarterback Jayden Daniels.
Harris bought the 2024 Daniels Panini Prizm Black Finite one-of-one buying and selling card for $500K at Fanatics Fest in New York Metropolis on Saturday. The 24-year-old QB attended the occasion.
Joey Carrion of WeTheHobby, a sports activities card retailer in Rochester, N.Y., discovered the cardboard when he pulled it for Dr. Ojash Raval in a reside stream on New Yr’s Day, via Larry Holder of The Athletic. The field the cardboard was found in price simply $36.
Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, put a $200K bounty on the cardboard earlier than WeTheHobby pulled it again and let Raval promote it to Josh Roth and Jacob Ramos of Florida-based Rothcards for an unspecified quantity. Roth and Ramos subsequently offered it to Harris at Fanatics Fest.
The acquisition is small potatoes for Harris, who, according to Forbes, has a net worth of $10B. Plus, the cardboard could possibly be value much more if Daniels retains enhancing after his spectacular rookie season.
Final season, Daniels, the No. 2 decide of the 2024 NFL Draft, led the Commanders to their first NFC Championship Sport for the reason that 1991 season. For his efforts, he received 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Yr.
Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury thinks Daniels — who threw 25 landing passes in 17 regular-season begins — is simply scratching the floor of his potential.
“You possibly can see the consolation degree was there this yr,” Kingsbury said of Daniels at OTAs in May. “I imply, simply watching him transfer round, he is not pondering as a lot, he is enjoying quick and letting his pure items form of take over, and that is what we need to see. So, I anticipate him to take a giant leap.”
Contemplate Harris shopping for the cardboard as a strategy to present his perception in Daniels, who could possibly be a useful asset to his franchise for years to come back.
