His incredible rookie season started a cult following that saw him garner national attention and his jersey ultimately become the highest-selling in NFL history, according to NFL.com.
Griffin topped the list of jersey sales in 2012 and set the record for most jerseys sold in a single season on NFLProShop.com. He topped Peyton Manning, Ray Lewis, Colin Kaepernick and even Tom Brady, who each finished in order from No. 2 to No. 5 on the list.
Fellow rookies Luck and Wilson finished sixth and 14th respectively, showing just how much more popular the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft really is.
So, while Griffin’s play on the field put him in the conversation with Manning, Brady and other top-tier NFL quarterbacks, his popularity has set him apart in a class all his own.
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