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Matt Forte overtakes Aaron Rodgers as leading NFL jersey seller in Wisconsin

By Jack Crosby

NFL - A general view of the end zone pylon with a salute to service logo prior to the game between the St. Louis Rams and the Denver Broncos at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
NFL - A general view of the end zone pylon with a salute to service logo prior to the game between the St. Louis Rams and the Denver Broncos at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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In what might be the most interesting NFL stat that doesn’t take place on the field, Bears running back Matt Forte has surprisingly surpassed Aaron Rodgers in a particular category

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Given the success that he has enjoyed during his time as the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. one can go out of their way to assume that Aaron Rodgers is the most popular athlete in the state of Wisconsin. When you want to validate your claim, you could probably point towards the fact that he has the leading NFL jersey in the entire state of Wisconsin.

Well, at the end of last season you could have very well done this and you’d be proven correct. However, as we head into the 2015 NFL season here, there happens to be a new leader in NFL jersey sales in Wisconsin, and the answer might shock you a lot.

According to the DICK’S Sporting Goods Jersey Report, which reflects sales both nationwide and online, maybe the best quarterback in the game has been surpassed in jersey sales within his own state. The new leader? Well, that just so happens to be Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte.

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Forte also has a stranglehold on jersey sales in two other states, but it pretty much goes without saying that the Bears running back leading in the state of Wisconsin is indeed one of the more interesting off-the-field stats that you will see heading into this new season.

Green Bay Packers fans had really better start heading out to scoop up them Aaron Rodgers jerseys, because this is one stat that you can bet they won’t want to stick. This is something they have the power to change themselves, and now that this stat is public, you can assume that they will do just that.

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