Which NFL quarterback sells the most merchandise?
The Bucs quarterback has outstripped his rivals off the field for five years in terms of how much merchandising revenue he brings in.
Tom Brady is the most successful player in NFL history and as well as holding numerous records on the field, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is also breaking marks off it in terms of merchandising. According to figures released on Thursday by the NFL Players Association, Brady topped the charts as the quarterback who sold the most official merchandise in 2021, with the timeframe taken into account running from 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2022.
It is the second consecutive year that Brady has led the list and the fifth time since the NFLPA started publishing merchandising earnings performance in 2014 that the seven-times Super Bowl champion has outsold every other quarterback in the league, which represents an NFL record. The NFLPA also announced that official merchandise sales reached $2.17 billion in 2021.
The merchandise figures compiled by the NFLPA include sales of apparel and accessories sold by companies including Fanatics, Outerstuff, Nike, Fathead, FOCO y Funko.
Behind Brady in the 2021 standings were Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Buffalo Bills shot-caller Josh Allen. Among the 2021 NFL Rookie class, Mac Jones of the Patriots and Justin Fields of the Bears also made the list.
Top 10 NFL players in merchandise sales 2021
- 1 Tom Brady: Buccaneers
- 2 Patrick Mahomes: Chiefs
- 3 Josh Allen: Bills
- 4 Joe Burrow: Bengals
- 5 Mac Jones: Patriots
- 6 Dak Prescott: Cowboys
- 7 George Kittle: 49ers
- 8 Justin Fields: Bears
- 9 Aaron Rodgers: Packers
- 10 Justin Herbert: Chargers