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Manziel in top 10 in jersey sales at one prominent store

Johnny Manziel had a rocky rookie season, but his jerseys sold well enough in the offseason that he ranks fifth in the NFL in jersey sales at Dick’s Sporting Goods.

That information came in a jersey sale report posted by the store. The page includes all kinds of interesting ways to compare jersey sales, and see how they progressed during the season.

Manziel’s sales ranked overall behind Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson and Luke Kuechly.

However, Manziel’s sales dropped as the season progressed.

Around the time of the draft, a chart on the the sporting goods site (click on Manziel's name) shows that Manziel had 55 percent of the jersey sales. That number was at 5 percent around the time of the season opener and at zero percent by season’s end. By comparison, New England quarterback Tom Brady was at 3 percent in May and 24 percent by last week.

In July, the NFL reported that Manziel's jersey led all sales at NFLShop.com.

Manziel is the fourth-ranked offensive player in jersey sales at Dick's, and the top rookie. The Browns ranked fifth in the league in overall jersey sales, behind Seattle, Denver, Carolina and Chicago. Joe Haden was the Browns' top selling defensive jersey, third overall, with Donte Whitner 21st. Offensively, Brian Hoyer was the second-ranked Brown, 28th among players on that side of the ball.