The new Minnesota Vikings quarterback already has one of the NFL’s top-selling jerseys according to DICK’S Sporting Goods.
As is the case whenever a team acquires a new player, fans of the Minnesota Vikings have already been making a bunch of purchases to support the team’s newest quarterback, Kirk Cousins.
Cousins has barely been a member of the Vikings for three months and his jersey is already the team’s top-seller this year according to DICK’S Sporting Goods. Combining the fact that he was Minnesota’s prized acquisition this offseason with him also being a quarterback makes the numbers provided DICK’S not too hard to believe.
A little farther down on the list is former Vikings signal caller Case Keenum. Now with the Denver Broncos, Keenum currently has the NFL’s 45th-best selling jersey.
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After Cousins, it takes quite awhile before another Minnesota player appears on the list. Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs has the team’s second-best selling jersey so far this year, but just the 83rd-best selling jersey in the entire league.
Minnesota safety Harrison Smith (101st) and linebacker Anthony Barr (105th) round out the team’s top four best-selling jerseys of 2018.
It’s a little surprising that Diggs’ jersey is only 83rd on the list considering how many more people around the country became a fan of his after the Minneapolis Miracle. But the young receiver still has plenty of time to make a name for himself outside of Minnesota.
Cousins’ ranking on the list just goes to show how excited Vikings fans truly are about the team’s new quarterback.
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Even if some claim to be unhappy with Minnesota giving Cousins a gigantic amount of money, the amount of jerseys he has sold clearly says that the majority approve of the Vikings adding the signal caller to their roster this year.