Tom Brady merchandise sold more than any other NFL player in 2015-16
You like him, you really like him! (Well, some people do. Based on tweets and internet comments we’ve seen, a lot of people aren’t so fond of him.)
At any rate, when the NFL Players’ Assocaition released the top 50 player sales list on Monday morning, ranking sales of merchandise for the 2015-2016 season (March 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016), New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was atop the chart.
According to a release from the NFLPA, the rankings include player-identified products sold by over 80 companies licensed by the union, through online and traditional retailers. Sales of NFL player merchandise topped $1.5 billion last year.
Predictably, quarterbacks dominate the top of the list, as the top four are all players at the position: after Brady is recently-retired Denver Broncos’ QB Peyton Manning, the Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson, and the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers.
Receiver Dez Bryant of the Dallas Cowboys was the first non-QB on the list, at No. 5. Regining league MVP Cam Newton is on the list at seven; the NFLPA said sales of Newton’s Auburn No. 1 merchandise was tops in collegiate co-branded items. Brady’s No. 10 from his days at Michigan.
Here’s the full list of the top 50:
1. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
2. Peyton Manning, QB, Denver Broncos
3. Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks
4. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
5. Dez Bryant, WR, Dallas Cowboys
6. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, New York Giants
7. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
8. Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots
9. J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans
10. Jason Witten, TE, Dallas Cowboys
11. Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina Panthers
12. Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys
13. Colin Kaepernick, QB, San Francisco 49ers
14. Richard Sherman, DB, Seattle Seahawks
15. Marshawn Lynch, RB, Seattle Seahawks
16. Marcus Mariota, QB, Tennessee Titans
17. Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
18. Clay Matthews, LB, Green Bay Packers
19. Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
20. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints
21. DeMarco Murray, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
22. Jimmy Graham, TE, Seattle Seahawks
23. Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots
24. Von Miller, LB, Denver Broncos
25. Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Minnesota Vikings
26. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
27. Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay Packers
28. Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions
29. Derek Carr, QB, Oakland Raiders
30. Jameis Winston, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
31. Amari Cooper, WR, Oakland Raiders
32. Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
33. Le’Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
34. Ryan Tannehill, QB, Miami Dolphins
35. Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants
36. A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
37. Demaryius Thomas, WR, Denver Broncos
38. Matt Forte, RB, Chicago Bears
39. Eddie Lacy, RB, Green Bay Packers
40. Kam Chancellor, SS, Seattle Seahawks
41. Joe Haden, DB, Cleveland Browns
42. Khalil Mack, LB, Oakland Raiders
43. Jarryd Hayne, RB, San Francisco 49ers
44. Jamaal Charles, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
45. Darrelle Revis, DB, New York Jets
46. Philip Rivers, QB, San Diego Chargers
47. Sammy Watkins, WR, Buffalo Bills
48. Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers
49. LeSean McCoy, RB, Buffalo Bills
50. Earl Thomas, DB, Seattle Seahawks