Colin Kaepernick could also be years faraway from his final sport within the NFL, however he stays among the many most well-known soccer gamers on the planet. Particularly on the public sale home, apparently.

The San Francisco 49ers jersey worn by Kaepernick in his NFL debut on Oct. 2, 2011 offered for $128,000 on Friday, based on Reuters. The public sale home, Julien’s Auctions, reportedly claims the sum makes Kaepernick’s jersey the costliest NFL jersey ever offered at public sale.

SOLD for $128,000! The 49ers jersey sport worn by Colin Kaepernick throughout his rookie debut in his first NFL common collection sport on October 2, 2011.

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Kaepernick’s jersey stays in pretty pristine situation for a white, game-used jersey as a result of his debut consisted of a single hand-off to Frank Gore in a 24-23 Niners win. He would get his first begin a 12 months later in 2012, taking up for an injured Alex Smith and main San Francisco to a Tremendous Bowl.

How Colin Kaepernick’s debut jersey ended up at public sale

Colin Kaepernick did not want to aim to go to make his debut jersey a record-setter at public sale. (AP Picture/Denis Poroy)

Whereas Kaepernick’s notoriety is what made his jersey so helpful, he gained’t be the one taking advantage of the sale.

Based on TMZ, Kaepernick reportedly signed the jersey on the again quantity — with the auction-friendly message “2011 sport worn rookie jersey” — and gave it as a Christmas reward to the spouse of a household buddy and reporter, Aaron Prince, who auctioned the jersey in 2019. Prince had lined Kaepernick as a excessive schooler for Rivals and stayed involved whereas the quarterback starred at Nevada.

The jersey then ended up at public sale once more this 12 months, promoting for a good larger sum to an unknown purchaser.

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