Former NFL Darryl Sharpton is now thriving with an online furniture business
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Former Houston Texans player Darryl Sharpton is projecting $100 million in sales after Covid-19 spiked his e-commerce businesses.
Sharpton, 33, is seeking experienced investors for his furniture lines, which he started after retiring from the NFL in 2015.
As the Houston Texans entered the 2020 National Football League season the same way they exited last season – with a loss – their former comrade Darryl Sharpton was busying winning in retirement.
The former NFL linebacker, who played five season as a professional before leaving due to injuries, told CNBC his e-commerce furniture businesses are thriving with revenue projections almost doubling due a boom in online shopping spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Along with his wife Jessica, Sharpton is the founder of furniture companies Edloe Finch and Albany Park. He said the companies, which have Amazon and Wayfair as wholesale buyers, was estimated to do $10 million in sales this year, up from $3.9 million in 2019. But the pandemic pushed this year’s projection to $20 million.
