With Tom Brady fully entrenched in the Deflategate scandal, one might think that the Super Bowl champion’s popularity rating might be taking a big hit.

But according to the NFLPA, it’s been quite the opposite. For the first time in his career, Brady topped the NFLPA’s merchandise list – measured between March 1, 2015 and May 31, 2015 .

In the NFLPA’s previous end of the year report – measured between March 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015 – Brady finished third behind Russell Wilson and Peyton Manning.

Even as Brady appeals his four game suspension, it appears that the longer Deflategate lives on, the better it may be for Brady’s merchandise sales and popularity.

Or maybe, the spike in Brady’s merchandise sales has something to do with him winning the Super Bowl recently. We’ll let you decide.

Here’s the NFLPA’s top five sales list:

1. Tom Brady

2. Colin Kaepernick

3. Russell Wilson

4. Aaron Rodgers

5. Peyton Manning

(Thanks Shutdown Corner for sharing)