Teddy Bridgewater missed the entire 2016 season with a knee injury, but that didn't keep fans from buying the Vikings quarterback's jersey, bobbleheads, T-shirts or any other merchandise branded with his name.
Bridgewater accounted for the most sales of officially licensed merchandise among Vikings players from March 1 through Nov. 30, according to the NFL Players Association's Top 50 sales list. Bridgewater ranked 34th overall.
The Vikings ranked four players in the Top 50. Behind Bridgewater, Harrison Smith ranked No. 41, Stefon Diggs No. 43 and Adrian Peterson No. 49.
Smith and Diggs were two of three new additions to the quarterly list. Diggs also made the jump from the 2016 NFLPA Rising 50 list, where he was placed 33rd.
New England quarterback Tom Brady, who will play for a fifth Super Bowl title this weekend against Atlanta, had the top-selling jersey. Brady also topped the list at the end of 2015.
Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott was No. 2. The Cowboys had three players in the Top 10 with wide receiver Dez Bryant at No. 3 and rookie quarterback Dak Prescott at No. 8.
Philadelphia quarterback Carson Wentz, the former North Dakota State star, ranked fifth on the list. He became the new No. 1 seller for player-identified caps from New Era and Lids, and led sales of kids and pets jerseys.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers ranked No. 7. Former Minnesota prep star Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona's veteran receiver, is No. 27.
