So-called NFL experts may not believe in Colin Kaepernick but by golly, NFL fans do. Especially female fans.
The NFL Players Association on Thursday released a list of the Top 50 NFL Players sales list for the time period from March 1 to May 31. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback ranked No. 2 only to Deflategate poster child Tom Brady in merchandise sales.
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson ranked third.
According to the report, the 49ers star actually outpaced the four-time Super Bowl champion in the sale of Nike jerseys and also was No. 1 in women's apparel sales, besting Brady, Wilson, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Houston Texans defensive end and NFL Defensive Player of the Year JJ Watt.
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Kaepernick, who had the worst quarterback rating of his career as the San Francisco starter in 2014 as the team slumped to an 8-8 record after three years of reaching at least the NFC Championship Game, worked in the offseason in Phoenix with EXOS Performance quarterbacks coach Dennis Gile and two-time NFL MVP quarterback Kurt Warner on aspects of becoming a better pocket passer.
Kaepernick has landed the No. 21 and No. 18 ranking among the NFL's 32 starting quarterbacks, according to SI.com and ESPN.com - the latter polling anonymous league personnel. The reports are based on his 2014 performance and did not take into account his offseason work with Warner and Gile.
It's unclear but unlikely that a great deal of female fans flocked to NFL merchandise stores based solely on Kaepernick's offseason work. The Niners signal-caller, however, is single. Brady's marriage to supermodel Gisele Bundchen and Wilson's budding romance with singer Ciara have been well-documented.
The "heartthrob" factor could be working in Kaepernick's favor.
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