NFL Jerseys Sold Over $2 Billion in 2021 — Charged Up Bolts (2024)

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What was the top selling NFL jersey in 2021? ›

#1 - Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In 2021, NFL jerseys were reported to have brought in over $2 billion in revenue. Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, and Justin Herbert led in jersey sales, and the NFL will need their top stars to keep performing in order to continue this trend.

Once it has been created and sold, you are free to do what you want with it, including reselling it. However, you cannot use the trademarked logos and names as part of your marketing, but this implies that you have a license to create and sell under that trademark.

A jersey worn by football Hall-of-Famer Joe Montana in two Super Bowl victories has sold for a record $1.2 million at auction. Montana first wore the jersey during his Super Bowl 19 win and then his wife packed the same jersey for Super Bowl 23 with a note that read “Maybe you want to wear it again?”

NFL fans who spend the least on merchandise

Fans of Tom Brady's original team, the New England Patriots, are the group that spends the least amount of money per year on team merchandise. Patriots fans shell out just $77.78 per year on average.

When it comes to franchise jersey sales, the Washington Commanders rank at the bottom.

Brady gets paid royalties based on how many of his jerseys and trading cards are sold for example. “He's the GOAT in more ways than one,” an NFLPA official, who requested anonymity because he did not want to comment on specific players, wrote in a text. “Has turned on that part of his business post-Patriots.”

The Raiders were the second best-selling NFL team in sports merchandise this season, trailing only the Dallas Cowboys, according to the retailer Lids.

How much do NFL players pay to keep their jerseys? ›

Players do not pay for their uniforms or any of the gear they use. So who pays for the fancy uniforms? It's a franchise that usually covers the costs of their players' uniforms. However, teams can recover the cost of these uniforms by selling replicas or authentic jerseys to fans for hundreds of dollars.

Players are charged $500 and up when they give away their game-worn uniform tops. (Otherwise, those costs would probably have to count against the team's salary cap.)

Secure a minimum of $100,000 to meet the royalty guarantee required by the NFL. The NFL requires licensed manufacturers to pay 100 percent of the royalty guarantee every year. Ensure that your annual sales can cover this $100,000 guarantee — and ideally exceed it so that you can profit from your merchandise sales.

Some NFL teams have previously fined players or deducted the cost of jerseys from their salaries. The NFL asked clubs "to forgo discipline for jerseys exchanged in pursuant to this memorandum for the 2020 season," Pelissero reported. But the on-field swapping of jerseys has been barred due to the novel coronavirus.

Josh Allen has top selling jersey for 2022 season, showing growing popularity. spot (BUFFALO NEWS, 1/31).

The unquestioned No. 1 for jersey No. 1 is Cam Newton. He's had a prolific rookie season this year, putting up big stats and making the Panthers a fun team to watch again.

NFL.Shop.com recently released a list of the top 25 selling jerseys from the 2010 NFL season. Steelers Safety Troy Polamalu picked-off the #1 spot from Broncos rookie QB Tim Tebow, who held the top spot until November. Despite the drop off, the Gator great ended up finishing #3 and was the only rookie to make the list.