Good news: The Cincinnati Bengals have publicly introduced their new jersey.
Excellent news: The Cincinnati Bengals have unveiled their new uniform in public.
The eminent coach and NFL announcer who passed away last month frequently bemoaned the underappreciation of linemen, whom he occasionally called “hogs.”
Cincinnati fans haven’t overlooked the achievements of less-known defensive end Sam Hubbard, even if Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and outstanding rookie receiver Ja’Marr Chase garner much of the attention.
Merchandising manager Monty Montague reports that Hubbard, a graduate of Moeller High School and Ohio State University, is the sixth most popular game jersey sold at the Bengals Pro Shop at Paul Brown Stadium.
Burrow is the top jersey seller at the pro shop, with Chase’s jersey sales coming in second, according to Montague.
Third place in jersey sales goes to receiver Tee Higgins, then running back Joe Mixon, and Hubbard, in that order, he added.
Even before the playoff-bound Bengals started their 10–7 season, jersey sales—which “drives our business”—got o off to a strong start.
Sales were robust all year long, peaking in December with around 4,000 jerseys sold, which Montague claims was the biggest December for jersey sales in Bengals history.
Fans returned in force this season, grabbing up jerseys, T-shirts, hoodies, and other fully sanctioned Bengals-branded items.
“We’re still sold out of our most expensive jersey, which sells for $350,” Montague said, adding that supply-chain problems linked to the epidemic had caused a delay in the delivery of goods.
“We sell a lot of jerseys during home games, but instead of getting them within seven to ten days, we were looking at several weeks,” the official said. Still, “I’ve found product far more successfully in the last two weeks than I did perhaps a month or two ago.”
Fans should be happy about it since the Bengals might play three home playoff games as they enter the postseason for the first time since 2015.
