Super Bowl 49 from A to Z
By Will Osgood
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Q-Scores, and other important sports business items
When I started this, it seemed that it would be easier to find q-score information. But I’ve been able to scrap together a few interesting nuggets. In a 2012 report ranking 2011 results, Tom Brady did not rank among the top-20 in any major categories, even among athletes.
His wife Gisele Bundchen, though, was ranked 18th in the “fashion forward” category. Peyton Manning ranked very high then, and likely would today as well. And Aaron Rodgers, who could have easily been playing in this game had his team not blown a 12-point lead with five minutes to go in the NFC Championship Game, was considered an up-and-comer in advertising and overall likability.
According to Forbes online, Brady earns $31.3 million, $7 million of which is made via endorsements.
Meanwhile, Seattle is currently trying to trademark two parts of their team identity. One is “Boom”, as in part of their secondary’s nickname, “Legion of Boom”. The other is the number ’12’, in relation to their fan base, which has become affectionately known in NFL circles as “the 12th man”. Texas A&M promises to have something to say about that, though.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is making less than $1 million in NFL money, but he has endorsement deals with Alaska Airlines, Microsoft, Braun and Duracell. In other words, he is not hurting for cash.
On a similar note, CNN estimated that Richard Sherman’s rant after winning last year’s NFC Championship Game netted him around $5 million.
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