ESPN has reported that Todd Gurley had over 500 pieces of memorabilia authenticated by James Spence Authentication. James Spence Authentication has a certificate system search database, an item with a certificate can be verified by searching for that corresponding number. Our commenter Cabbage tipped us off that Jameis Winston can be seen to have over a hundred pieces of memorabilia authenticated from the same business.



On the Signature Athletes’ store nine items are offered signed by Winston, two footballs, three mini helmets and four photographs.

Each piece of memorabilia is authenticated by James Spence Authentication, so the helmet above has the authentication number J65980.

This can be confirmed on the James Spence Authentication website:

Certificate number matches what is listed on the store, a signed FSU Mini Helmet. What happens if you type in the next number in the certificate number sequence?

Okay, so Signature Athletes have two signed mini helmets, or two people have a similar item that was authenticated one after the other. Or the certificate number is randomly generated and this is an amazing coincidence.

Okay so likely these items were authenticated one after the other, it was generous of Jameis to sign three of the same kind of item.

Four, no big deal.

So now we have reached certifiacte J65988, which corresponds on the Signature Athlete’s store as another helmet signed by Jameis Winston.

So the trend continues:

Skip ahead again to J65999. Same item.



Finally J66000 ends the sequence.

What if the Ebay seller didn’t post the first helmet in the sequence? Could the numbers go backwards? The posted item was certificate J65980, what is item J65979?

It continues:

Skip to 70:

Down to 64, so 35 helmets in total.

What item is 63?

Jameis Winston’s hobby must be signing memorabilia.

If you go backwards you see that an item listed on Signature Athletics’ store J65945 is a signed FSU football. So far items from 65945 to 65999 all match items sold on their Ebay store.

So the certificate numbers match at J65945.

What happens when we go backwards from J65945?



And further:

Continuing down 113 items signed by Jameis Winston and authenticated at the same place of business, all with a certificate number in sequential order.

J65885 is a John Stockton basketball, J66001 is a Barry Goldwater signed hardcover book. Neither are on Signature Athletics’ store. However Winston autographed items continue from J66002

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If this was all the evidence needed to suspend Todd Gurley it’s likely that Florida State will have to defend their title without Jameis Winston.