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Three Texans Crack The Top 50 Player Merchandise Sales For 2014

You've been waiting for it all year and it's finally arrived. The suspense and speculation has been as thick as Charley Casserly's hair piece. No, it's not the NFL Draft, but the NFLPI's list of the best-selling player-related merchandise for 2014. Take a quick guess as to which Texans made the list and where they land before scrolling down.

By David Corzo
Might want to hang on to those signed #99 jerseys, folks.
Might want to hang on to those signed #99 jerseys, folks.
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Released earlier today by the NFL Players Inc, the money-making arm of the NFL Players Association, was this press sheet detailing the best-selling player merchandise (like murals, figurines, jerseys, etc.) from March 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014. Have a look below.

[Edit: Mentioned before it was just jersey sales, but the list reflects all player-related merchandise].

1. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks

2. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

3. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers

4. Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins

5. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

6. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

7. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks

8. Eli Manning, New York Giants

9. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

10. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

11. J.J. Watt, Houston Texans

12. Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks

13. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings

14. Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers

15. Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys

16. Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers

17. Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers

18. Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots

19. Arian Foster, Houston Texans

20. Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions

21. Victor Cruz, New York Giants

22. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys

23. Wes Welker, Denver Broncos

24. Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins

25. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles

26. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers

27. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

28. Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens

29. DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys

30. Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys

31. Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears

32. Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers

33. Darren McFadden, Oakland Raiders

34. Miles Austin, Dallas Cowboys

35. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens

36. Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears

37. Trent Richardson, Indianapolis Colts

38. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans

39. A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals

40. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs

41. Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints

42. Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers

43. Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers

44. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

45. Von Miller, Denver Broncos

46. Eric Decker, Denver Broncos

47. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers

48. Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons

49. Matt Forte, Chicago Bears

50. Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers

Media darling and future Nobel Peace Prize winner, J.J. Watt, narrowly missed the top 10, but has the honor of being the most popular defensive player in terms of merchandise sales on the list. Arian Foster is the third most popular running back behind Marshawn Lynch and Adrian Peterson, while Andre Johnson sits at 38. It's disgusting that one-year wonder Miles Austin is ahead of him at 34. It just goes to show the selling power that the Cowboys possess.

Other than Brian Cushing perhaps, there are no other Texans worth making this list. Cushing's rise to stardom has been hampered by freak leg injuries.

Also, call me crazy, but I assume Matt Schaub jerseys probably round out the Top 500 list from fiscal year 2010 to 2014.

We now continue our regularly scheduled draft speculation, already in progress.

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