Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels had a rookie season to remember in 2024. And over the weekend, one of his biggest supporters spent half a million dollars to have a keepsake of the special season.
During last weekend’s Fanatics Fest, Commanders principal owner Josh Harris bought Daniels’ rookie card for $500,000. It is the most money ever spent on a Daniels football card, according to ESPN.
The card, a 1-of-1 numbered Black Finite Prizm card, was worth at least $200,000 before it even initially was discovered in a pack. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who is also married to tennis star Serena Williams, had offered a bounty of $200,000 to whoever found the card.
The Athletic reported that the card finally emerged during a Fanatics Live stream on New Year’s Day, and the original owner eventually sold it to Florida-based trading card collectors Rothcards for more than $300,000 earlier this year.
Rothcards’ Josh Roth and Jacob Ramos initially asked for $2 million for the card during Daniels and Harris’ on-stage appearance at Fanatics Fest, citing the sale of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes’ baseball card for more than $1 million in March. Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin negotiated down to a $500,000 sale to Harris in front of the crowd, and Roth agreed to make the sale.
Roth and Ramos also received a signed Daniels jersey as part of the deal, according to The Athletic.
Multiple outlets reported that Harris plans to display the unique card at Northwest Stadium, the home of the Commanders.
In 2024, Daniels threw for 3,568 yards with 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions and a 69% completion rate. He led Washington to a 12-5 record during the regular season and took them to the NFC championship game before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
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