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Carson Wentz leads all player merchandise sales for 2017 on NFLShop.com
Posted by Mike Florio on January 25, 2018

His team made it two the Super Bowl, but he won’t be playing in the game. The consolation? He’s top seller of merchandise among all NFL players.

Per NFL.com, by way of SportsBusiness Daily, Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz was the No. 1 mover of merchandise in the NFL for the 2017 season sold through NFLShop.com.

Coming in second place was Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who continues to sell jerseys and other gear with his name or likeness on it despite the fact that anyone who has ever wanted to buy anything with his name or likeness on it has had a generation to do so.

Rounding out the top five are Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, Steelers receiver Antonio Brown, and Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott.

The No. 6 spot went to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Steelers tackle Alejandro Villaneuva was No. 7. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski came in at No. 8, Vikings receiver Adam Thielen at No. 9, and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was No. 10.

No other Eagles or Patriots player appears in the balance of the top-30 list published by the league.

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Wentz and Brady are kings of NFL merch mountain
By Dan Hanzus

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Tom Brady and Carson Wentz won't square off in the Super Bowl this year, and that's a shame. For the time being, football fans will have to settle for a pretty stellar merch battle going on between the two star quarterbacks.

Brady merchandise led sales in 10 states during the 2017 season, according to NFL Shop data made available to NFL.com. Brady was king in the six states that comprise New England (duh), as well as New York, Florida, Indiana and Hawaii.

Wentz was the top seller in nine states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Utah, Delaware, North Dakota and Montana. Wentz also took the top spot in the District of Columbia. U.S. capital bonus!

Brady claimed the most states, but Wentz ranked No. 1 in overall sales, which covers jerseys and all other merchandise bearing a player's name or likeness. Brady finished second in overall sales with Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott rounding out the top three.

The sales data spans Sept. 1 through Jan. 18.

Wentz, of course, will watch the Super Bowl from the sideline after suffering a season-ending knee injury in December. How much do Eagles fans adore their star-crossed young star? Wentz held down the top two spots in overall jersey sales this season -- his green No. 11 was the NFL's top seller and his black No. 11 finished second. The third, 10th and 11th spots were all different Brady jerseys. One can imagine Patriots fans have walk-in closets filled with weathered No. 12 tops collected over the past two decades of glory.

Some surprises from the data: Alvin Kamara outsold Drew Brees in Louisiana. Antonio Brown owns Ohio (sorry Browns and Bengals fans). Brady topped hometown kid Marcus Mariota in Hawaii.

Christian McCaffrey finished ahead of Cam Newton in North Carolina. Thankful Clemson fans made Deshaun Watson No. 1 in South Carolina.

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