Texans (not just the NFL fans) love CJ Stroud, and apparently we aren’t alone;  the quarterback’s jersey is now the best-selling one among NFL players in the nation. 

This week, the National Football League Players Association, the union for NFL players, released a list of the top 50 officially licensed NFL player products and merchandise from March through May of this year, and Stroud took the top spot. 

Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Micah Parsons is the only other NFL player in the top 10 from a Texas NFL team. Texas native Patrick Mahomes, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, came in second place. 

Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. also made the list; he came in at 24. And Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott ranked 25th, but he’s not worried about the extra cash. His record-breaking contract was massive, but Prescott also recently made clear his new 6-month-old daughter matters more: “The money doesn’t mean shit when you see that smile.”  Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb took 29th place.

Leslie Rangel, a first generation daughter of Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants, is deputy managing editor for The Barbed Wire. Her award-winning journalism is focused on issues of health, mental wellness,...