What happened to Bubba’s boneless ribs after Shark Tank? All you need to know about ex-NFL player’s initiative

Bubba’s boneless ribs closed a few years after its appearance on Shark Tank.

During Bubba’s boneless ribs appearance on the famous TV show, "Shark Tank," James Albert London Baker assessed competing offers of support to eventually settle with Daymond John's proposal of $300,000 for 30% of Bubba's Q Boneless Ribs.

John encouraged Baker to take online orders after the episode aired and reported success, resulting in over $400,000 in sales the following week.

Despite this, Baker revealed on YouTube that life for Bubba's Q involved many "hurdles, roadblocks, and hiccups" because of John's desire to expand. Eventually, Bubba's Q teamed with a company to source the meat and pack the ribs.

At the same time, Daymond John focused on marketing, thus leading to the boneless ribs being stocked in over 3,000 grocery stores. However, a few years later, Baker's restaurant is listed as closed.

According to CNBC reports, sales of the ribs by Bubba’s boneless ribs reached $16 million, and Daymond John believes the deal with Baker could be his most financially rewarding "Shark Tank" investment ever.

Who is the owner of Bubba’s boneless ribs?

The owner of Bubba's boneless ribs is James Albert London Baker. He is a former American football player who played the defensive end position for the Detroit Lions, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Browns and the Minnesota Vikings. An accomplished player on the Gridiron, Baker was named to three Pro Bowls and was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1978.

During his career with the Detroit Lions, he totaled 75.5 sacks unofficially. At his retirement, Baker ranks among the NFL's career sack leaders, with 65.5 official and 131 unofficial sacks, making him one of 62 players in the "100 Sack Club".

Following his retirement, he was picked as the ninth Greatest Pass Rusher in NFL History by Sports Illustrated in 2004. Baker was inducted into the Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

Baker ranked as the NFL's unofficial all-time single-season sack leader thanks to the Pro Football Reference totaling sack stats from 1960 to 1981; 1981 being the season before the stat became official. Baker recorded 23 sacks in 1978, his rookie year with the Detroit Lions, topping the official record of 22.5 sacks by Hall of Famer Michael Strahan and future Hall of Famer T. J. Watt.