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[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] compete on store shelves
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] In the competition of jersey sales between Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl-winning quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Daniel "Colt" McCoy,Source related :
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"We sold out of McCoy jerseys a few weeks ago," said Andy Rodgers, a sales representative with Sports Obsession at the Eastwood Mall, on Saturday. "He started out well, and Browns fans seem to be giving him the benefit of the doubt."
Roethlisberger's [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] started the year dismal at best due to the combination of the Steelers not making the playoffs with a 9-7 record in 2009 and allegations that the quarterback sexually assaulted a woman in a Georgia bar.
While no criminal charges were filed, the incident was investigated by Georgia police, and [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Commissioner Roger Goodell gave the star quarterback a six-game suspension at the beginning of the season.
The [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] suspension was later shortened to four games.
"Roethlisberger's jersey sales had a huge decline after the allegations,Source related :
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Anthony Napolitano, a sales representative with Jersey World, also in the Eastwood Mall, said. "The sales of his [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] had the biggest decline because mothers would not buy the jerseys for their kids."
Sales of Roethlisberger's [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] have picked up in recent weeks.
"The further the Steelers go into the playoffs, the better his sales will go," Rodgers said Saturday.
McCoy [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a graduate of the University of Texas, was the winningest Division I quarterback in NCAA history with 45 wins, began his career with the Browns with a competitive game against the Steelers. He also led the team with upset wins over the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and perennial favorites New England Patriots.
Prior to the sexual assault allegations, Roethlisberger's jersey sales were among the highest in the league,Source related :
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], according to the NFL. After the allegations, his sales dropped out of the top 25.
Napolitano says in recent weeks the sale of his jerseys have picked up about 30 percent.
"In this area [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] , Steelers jerseys have always sold well," Napolitano said.
Rodgers said other Browns and Steelers players whose jerseys sell well include the Browns' Peyton Hillis and Joshua Cribbs and the Steelers' Troy Polamalu [link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
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