Tom Brady added to his legendary status after leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Super Bowl in 2020. Brady and the Bucs ran through the Kansas City Chiefs led by Patrick Mahomes, eliminating them 31-9. But that wasn’t the only thing Tom Brady beat Patrick Mahomes last season.
Brady essentially built a new fan base after shocking the world and signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency last year. But in his first year alone, he led the team to just their 2n/a Super Bowl ever, making “Tompa” Bay his own.
Patrick Mahomes as a starter has only lost 2 playoff games in his career.
(Pariots in the ’19 AFC Championship game)
(Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV)The QB of these 2 teams? TOM BRADY pic.twitter.com/Qja9h5eFuz
— GOAT (@7RingsTommy) March 5, 2021
Tom Brady has broken Mahomes’ jersey sales record for the 2018-19 season.
Patrick Mahomes set the record for most jerseys sold in a single season when he took the league by storm in his 2018-19 MVP season. But Mahomes lost to Brady again after Brady broke that record last season.
Patrick Mahomes as a starter has only lost 2 playoff games in his career.
(Pariots in the ’19 AFC Championship game)
(Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV)The QB of these 2 teams? TOM BRADY pic.twitter.com/Qja9h5eFuz
— GOAT (@7RingsTommy) March 5, 2021
Fanatics, the Tampa Bay Bucs’ official retailer, also told ESPN that the Northeast continues to support Brady as the New England Patriots exit the playoffs.
While the best-selling market for Brady’s products since the conference championship has been Tampa, with Orlando and Miami being the third and fifth largest markets, New York has fallen to second and Boston has hovered between third and fourth over the past few years. last days.
We’re seeing record sales from Tom,” Jack Boyle, co-president of Retail Fanatics told the New York Post. Fanatics also revealed that Brady’s No. 12 jersey, t-shirts and additional items accounted for half of the Buccaneers’ team-related revenue.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Merchandise Sales
2019: 28th overall
2020: 1st overallNot only was this the biggest jump for any team in Fanatics history, Brady also broke the Fanatics record for most jerseys sold in a single season.
The Tom Brady effect is real.
(h/t @JennaLaineESPN) pic.twitter.com/RRM14qc45b
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) May 3, 2021
Brady has the NFLPA’s best-selling jersey with the Patriots in 2018 and 2019, but his jersey sales have skyrocketed 900% since signing as a free agent with Tampa Bay last March. Prior to his arrival, the Buccaneers didn’t have a single player in the top 50 NFLPA jersey sales in 2018 or 2019.
Brady and the Bucs looked set to make another Super Bowl run in 2021 after re-signing all 22 starters from their 2020 season. And if they exit the NFC again, we could see even higher numbers when it comes to concerns jersey sales for the 42-year-old.
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