Eli Manning’s popularity on the rise, jersey sales climbing
By Mike Dyce
It seemed like New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning might have been falling out of favor with fans after a rough 2013 season. It looks like he has bounced back despite injury concerns and some belief that he could be on the downslope of his career.
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Through five games of the NFL season, he has the Giants sitting at 3-2 with a winning record, has a 66.3 completion percentage, has thrown 11 touchdowns and just give interceptions with an 81 quarterback rating. If the season was over today, that completion percentage and quarterback rating would be career highs for Manning.
The fans are getting back on the Eli Manning bandwagon as well and his jersey sales are climbing. Over the past week, Manning’s jersey was the eighth highest seller according to the Jersey Report, which tracks the sale of jerseys at DICK’s sporting goods stores around the nation and online.
Last week Eli Manning’s jersey was the 23rd best selling in the league, so that is quite the leap. The team as a whole has been on the rise too. Last week the Giants were the ninth best in terms of jersey sales and this week they come in at No. 5.
Other Giants are getting the bump from their winning ways as well, with wide receiver Victor Cruz coming in at No. 9 (No. 16 last week), defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul coming in at No. 21 (No. 49 last week, and the biggest climber, rookie wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr, who climbed from No. 123 to No. 64.
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