New Orleans Saints crack top 10 in NFL merchandise sales for first time
 

New Orleans Saints crack top 10 in NFL merchandise sales for first time
By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

December 03, 2009, 4:11PM

Saints fever is spreading. For the first time since the NFL began keeping track of merchandise sales in 1979, the Saints have cracked the top 10 highest selling teams in the league.


The Saints rank 10th in year-to-date sales (beginning April 1), and their sales are up more than 60 percent on NFLShop.com. Quarterback Drew Brees' jersey is the 12th-best selling jersey, up from No. 17 a month ago. His was the sixth-best selling jersey for the month of November.


"It's cool," said Brees, who trails No. 1 Brett Favre, No. 2 Troy Polamalu. No. 3 Adrian Peterson, No. 4 Tom Brady and No. 5 Peyton Manning among others on the jersey sales list. "It's an honor that nationwide more people are becoming Saints fans."


Pittsburgh is No. 1 on the team sales list, followed by Dallas, Minnesota, the New York Giants, Chicago, New England, Philadelphia, Denver, Indianapolis and the Saints.


Saints tailback Reggie Bush, who had the league's hottest-selling jersey early in his career, said the Saints' national following seems to have been building over the past four years.


"I think a lot of that started my rookie year (2006) and kind of the beginning of our era, so to speak with Sean Payton, Drew Brees, (Marques) Colston and those guys," Bush said. "I think we have a lot of playmakers on this team, a lot of guys who have made some big plays, and I think a lot of people see that we're an exciting team. And we've kind of turned this organization around. And it's also kind of special because of what happened after Hurricane Katrina, how we kind of turned things around. So I think that's all part of it."

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No one really hates the Saints. We may actually gain fans or because people want to cheer for an underdog who hasn't done anything before.

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AHEM! Maybe now I can find my frickin keychain! :)

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You can sure tell at the games...wow, I've never seen that many Saints jerseys in the Dome before.

Remember when hardly no one wore Saints gear? (like 5 years ago)

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you couldn't be more correct on this. my friends have NEVER had a problem rooting on the saints w/ me because everyone loves the underdog. my buddy didnt have a team, and doesnt still, but, really jumped on our bandwagon in 2006, which i was really happy about. then we go 0-4 the next season and he jumps right off! that **** REALLY pissed me off, but, hopefully, we'll gain some true fans who wont quit on the team just like we never have!!!!

i read a post by someone who went to disney recently and saw a lot of new saints gear, and got pissed. i want you to know, that i think that's utterly ridiculous!!!! why would you get mad at someone for loving our team? i've ALWAYS welcomed bandwagoners! and just because they have NEW saints gear, that doesnt mean they're new fans. sales ALWAYS go up during winning seasons. i live here in orlando and 2 years ago, you barely ever see people wearing magic stuff (unless you go to a game), now, people are wearing magic gear all the time, not just on game nights, either.

i love the saints WAY more than anything in this world! i love them 3-13 or 11-0 just the same!

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How did you get "got pissed" from "little peeved"?

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oh, was that you who said that? i read the thread a few days ago. i guess i remembered incorrectly. i'm sorry if my memory failed me. i smoked a lot of pot when i was younger.

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And by younger he meant three days ago. :D

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My old jerseys don't fit anymore, thanks to getting older, and getting fatter. I've HAD to buy new jerseys. I still have my La'Roi, Horn, Duece, and Manning in heavy rotation, but they are a little snug. Maybe Saints nation has just been eating too much, like me!

My mom, still has the Archie Manning jersey I wore in the second grade, but I don't think I want to expose my beer gut, to show long time loyalty, by trying to wear it. :)

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:beatnik:

It's cool, bro. Now pass the Cheetos.

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Still nothing in my area :/

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The Good Lord knows I am doing my part.

EVERYONE is getting Saints gear this year!

I am going broke!

One time thing though. Because ya'll... This aint gonna be a one year thing.
We have an organization that is being built to last!

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nothing worse than getting one of those merchandise catalogs, seeing something you might want then checking the "teams available " chart only to not find the saints..lol

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Sadly, while I have three Saints hats running around, two Saints foam fingers that my mom got from who knows where, and a Saints shirt for me, my mom, and my stepdad, I have yet to get a jersey. We've never had the money for a jersey. The closest I ever got was a cheap knock off jersey that happened to be black and gold and was #12. Just so happened to be during Billy Joe Hobert era, so I was stoked at the time (8-9 years old). :doh:

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Have you read The Gathering Storm Yet?

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=110462182115

This is sweeettt!

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Not yet. I'm currently on my usual re-read when a book comes out. I'm on LOC.

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:notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:

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I am surprised this is our first time- I thought 2006 and playing in London gave us a big push

we should be able to appeal to the non-sports fan trying to fit in- We have decent colors and the best logo in the league, plus "New Orleans Saints" just sounds better than "Indianapolis Colts"

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#10? Really? I guess I can finally sell my Aaron Brooks jersey.

If you want it, PM me or look for it soon on EBay.

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In other news...brown paper-bag sales are at an all-time low.

:D

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I'm also suprised that the Saints have never been in the top 10. I would have thought in 2006 with the combination of Bush's popularity, the homecoming and a strong season that the team would have at least been in the top 10.

Cool that they are there now!

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Careful, I asked about the franchise long term and got held to the coals. Just kidding. The Saints are built to be solid from the inside and it was done with a long term goal in mind.

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Very nice!!! That is good news for those of us outside of Louisiana as it will become easier to find Saints gear. Money talks and the fact that the Saints are in the top 10 should lead to more retailers getting Who Dat gear...

I know I buy just about anything I see with the Fleur de Lis on it...