Harrison Butker proved that just a little controversy will be good for enterprise.
The Kansas City Chiefs kicker, who drew outrage for his inflammatory graduation deal with earlier this 12 months, offered extra NFL-licensed gear this spring than teammate Travis Kelce.
Butker, 29, ranked No. 11 on the NFL Players Association’s player sales list, launched Tuesday, September, 17, which tracked sales of grownup and youth recreation jerseys, T-shirts, hoodies, bobbleheads, pet merchandise and extra between March 1 and May 31.
Kelce, 34, ranked one spot under Butker at No. 12.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes got here in at No. 2, behind high vendor C.J. Stroud, quarterback for the Houston Texans.
Butker appeared on the record for the primary time, changing into simply the second placekicker in historical past to rank inside the highest 50, following the Cincinnati Bengals’ Evan McPherson in 2022.
During his speech at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas on May 11, Butker known as on ladies to embrace the position of “homemaker” and equated Pride Month to a “deadly sin.”
Butker alleged that “diabolical lies” are instructed to modern-day ladies, arguing, “Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.”
A Change.org petition to have Butker dismissed from the group garnered over 260k signatures. Instead, the Chiefs gave Butker with a brand new four-year, $26.5 million contract in August, making him the highest-paid kicker in NFL historical past.
Elsewhere on the record, the Detroit Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson and Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Bengals’ Joe Burrow rounded out the highest 5, in that order.
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On the success of their run to the NFC Championship Game final season, Hutchinson jumped 15 spots from the year-end record, whereas St. Brown leapt an enormous 29 spots.
The remainder of the ten included, in order, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley, Lions operating again Jahmyr Gibbs, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.
Also of be aware, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers ranked No. 13, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen ranked No. 16, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson ranked No. 18 and Lions quarterback Jared Goff ranked No. 19.
While Mahomes missed out on the highest spot total, he did high the record for highest-selling Fathead wall decal, bobblehead, puzzle, customized sandals, poster and socks.
