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A Rare Opportunity To Join An NFL Player In Buying Jamba Juice Stores

BuzzFeed - The startup that gained attention for selling shares in professional athletes is going a step further. Now you can join a pro football tight end in his investment endeavors. Vernon Davis (#85) of the San Francisco 49ers gets hit during a game at Levi's Stadium on September 14, 2014. Jeff Gross / Getty Images The world of finance has plenty of role models whose principles are followed by regular investors, venerable names like Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett. Now one Silicon Valley startup is inviting people to take investment cues from a far less conventional source: the professional football player Vernon Davis. The San Francisco startup Fantex first gained attention in 2013 when it said it would offer a way to buy shares in professional athletes. It has since convinced a handful of football players, including Davis, to sell a portion of their future income to sports fans, who get shares linked to that income. Fantex is now going a step further with Davis, a 31-year-old tight

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