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Patriots QB Tom Brady Once Again Sits Atop NFLPA's Top 50 Player Sales List

Six months after he last topped the NFLPA Top 50 Player Sales List, Patriots QB Tom Brady once again leads the NFL in retail sales in Q1 of the '17-18 NFL year. The list is based on total sales of all officially-licensed NFL player merchandise tracking year-to-date preseason results from March 1-May 31. Over the last 13 quarters, Brady has been No. 1 four times, and inside the top three spots on nine different occasions. Brady was joined at the top of the list by Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott (No. 2) and QB Dak Prescott (No. 3). The duo occupied the top two spots on the year-end '16-17 Top 50 Player Sales List. Moving up into the top five is Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch, who returns to the NFL after a one-year hiatus. Seahawks QB Russell Wilson rounded out the top five. Seahawks players were well-represented on the list, with five players. The Cowboys, Raiders, and Steelers all put four players on, with all of the Cowboys’ players landing in the top 10. Wide receivers led all position players for the first time, with 16 on the list. A number of new faces also made the rankings. Steelers RB James Conner (No. 24) was the highest-ranked rookie on the list, with Texans QB Deshaun Watson (No. 28) close behind. Despite being a free agent, Colin Kaepernick ranked 39th in overall sales (NFLPA).

NFLPA PLAYER SALES LIST
RANK
PLAYER
RANK
PLAYER
1
Patriots QB Tom Brady
11
Raiders QB Derek Carr
2
Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott
12
Eagles QB Carson Wentz
3
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott
13
Broncos LB Von Miller
4
Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch
14
Raiders DE Khalil Mack
5
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson
15
Lions QB Matthew Stafford
6
Cowboys WR Dez Bryant
16
Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski
7
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers
17
Raiders WR Amari Cooper
8
Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr.
18
Patriots WR Julian Edelman
9
Steelers WR Antonio Brown
19
Texans DE J.J. Watt
10
Cowboys TE Jason Witten
20
Seahawks CB Richard Sherman

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