Troy Aikman Nets Millions in Wingstops’ First Day of Trading

Being a company’s spokesperson since 2003 certainly has its perks.

Millions of dollars worth in perks if you are Troy Aikman. (As if free chicken wings weren’t enough!)

The Dallas company Wingstop went public Friday, and its shares quickly jumped 61 percent.

According to the NY Post, shares priced at $18 closed at $30.59, netting close to $70 million for those quick to sell their stock.

One of the lucky sellers? The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback.

According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, Aikman made millions Friday by selling a portion of his shares, though Securities and Exchange Commission laws require owners to keep a portion of the shares until “an already agreed upon time.”

“It has been a good run,” Aikman told Rovell but wouldn’t disclose the exact amount he netted Friday.

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