Selling Jerseys

Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel has yet to take an NFL snap. He's still talked about more than any other player in the league. Especially now that Jimmy Graham has signed a long-term contract. Manziel is also selling more jerseys than any other player in the league. Here are current top-selling jerseys:

1. Johnny Manziel, Cleveland Browns
2. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
3. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers
4. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
5. Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks
6. Michael Sam, St. Louis Rams
7. Tom Brady, New England Patriots
8. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
9. Aaron Rodgers, Green bay Packers
10. Seahawks 12th Man
11. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks
12. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles
13. Teddy Bridgewater, Minnesota Vikings
14. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
15. Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys
16. Jadeveon Clowney, Houston Texans
17. Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins
18. Blake Bortles, Jacksonville Jaguars
19. Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins
20. Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks
21. J.J. Watt, Houston Texans
22. Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers
23. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
24. Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions
25. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

It's a bit of a surprise to see a 7th-round defensive end with a top-selling jersey. Michael Sam isn't your typical seventh-round defensive end. Sam is one of five rookies on this list. Manziel, Sam, Teddy Bridgewater, Jadeveon Clowney, and Blake Bortles. Three quarterbacks, the first pick in the draft(Clowney), and a seventh-round defensive end. This list is based on sales from the league's online store from April through mid-July. The rookies are at a disadvantage when it comes to jersey sales because they weren't on an NFL team until May 8. Sam didn't have a team until May 10. Once they have a team, the rookies have an advantage over NFL players that have actually taken an NFL snap. No one has the rookie jerseys so everyone has to get one. Sales should soar. They should really soar for the quarterbacks. Sales will hit an entirely new orbit if the player is Johnny Football.

The list is mostly as expected. I probably expected to see Calvin Johnson a little higher. I'd like to see more than five defensive players represented but that's hardly a surprise. Offense always gets the attention. Seeing the Seahawks 12th Man on the list is just sad. They stole (actually bought) the idea and the name form Texas A&M and then they treat it as if it's their own creation. Be original. Originality goes a long ways.

There it is. The best-selling jerseys in the NFL right now. I expect Manziel to be at or around the top of the list for as long as he's throwing a football on the field and doing whatever the hell he wants off of it.