Indianapolis Colts lineman Jack Mewhort could soon be traded, but it has nothing to do with the football field.
An initial public offering of more than 268,000 shares of Mewhort stock are being sold at $10 each on an over-the-counter stock exchange.
Fantex Brokerage Services opened the reservation period Wednesday for Mewhort stock. The 2014 Colts NFL draft pick even has his own ticker symbol on the OTC: JKMTL.
If the IPO is successful, Mewhort trading will begin.
Mewhort is at the front end of a somewhat quirky sports-meets-financial trend -- linking stock to the underlying cash flows of an athlete's brand.