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Jets ticket sales soar with Favre

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If you're a Jet fan hoping for tickets to go see Broadway Brett and Gang Green, you might want to consider Saturday's preseason game against Washington, because apparently Favre Fever is making the entire regular-season slate both a tough ticket and a pricy one. Before the trade, Gang Green ticket sales were ranked a sorry 22nd among all NFL teams in terms of dollar value. The Brett Favre deal shot them all the way up to - in a clear case of cosmic football irony - No. 4, behind only the Chargers, Redskins and top-selling Cowboys. According to Reebok, about 60,000 Favre Jets jersey's have already been sold, the top figure in the league. The company said his Jets jersey is outselling Favre's Packers jersey and Tom Brady's Patriots jersey.

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Brett Favre, AP Brett Favre, AP
August 12, 2008  06:38 AM ET

And the NY/NJ Jets will milk this for all its worth.

August 12, 2008  06:55 AM ET

What do you expect when you sign the hottest stud in the NFL. NY girls and some guys know a hotty when they see one.

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August 12, 2008  07:40 AM ET

What exactly does this mean "among all NFL teams in terms of dollar value"....what is value? The Price? No way did the Jets "all of a sudden" just boost the price.... or did they?

August 12, 2008  07:50 AM ET

Well, they've made good money off this. Now lets' hope he (and the team) live up to the hype and expectations.

August 12, 2008  08:02 AM ET

No 40yr unsold tickets were bought. At least that is my understanding.

August 12, 2008  08:09 AM ET

In your face Farve haters.........he is just damn fun to watch!

August 12, 2008  08:16 AM ET

you say that jack ... but what happens when he starts adding to his record number of interceptions ... or makes that poor decision he's prone to ... or ... enters the stadium through gate D? ... LMAO

August 12, 2008  08:21 AM ET

Back up the wagon, those " long time Jet fans" are back.....for a while. You have to remember that this is a franchise that has only two retired jerseys, Namath and Maynard. And that may be two too many...

August 12, 2008  08:23 AM ET

Like him or not, Favre is a draw for fans. Will be interesting to see how long this lasts.

August 12, 2008  08:32 AM ET

Memo to self.....

Beat up one of those Jets fans with one of those new jerseys for the collection...

August 12, 2008  08:36 AM ET

Everybody loves to watch a train wreck. Why not see it live and in person.

August 12, 2008  08:43 AM ET

The Jets have a 7 year waiting list for tickets. Where are these tickets coming from or are they checking resale sites like Stub Hub?

August 12, 2008  09:03 AM ET

Great news for the Jets and the NFL!!

August 12, 2008  09:12 AM ET

never seen a team get so excited about going 7-9 to 9-7.

August 12, 2008  09:22 AM ET

Poor Jets fans, they must think Favre will bring back the glory days of Joe Namath.
I wish them a safe landing when they all come back to Earth. ;)

August 12, 2008  09:36 AM ET

ANother nice one today, jackman!

August 12, 2008  09:40 AM ET

Enjoy Brett Jets fans...hope he works out well for you.

August 12, 2008  09:40 AM ET

Less than 4 weeks and we'll be done with Favre talk,
You can count on it!
But..all I have to say to them Jet Fans is....
SUCKERS!!!!! As bugs bunny said
"YOU'LL BE SORRY!!!"

 
August 12, 2008  09:48 AM ET

Not sure how this ranking works... I've always heard that Green Bay tickets were 20+ year long waiting lists. And I am pretty sure you will be able to find Cowboys tickets for free when they open that new stadium that holds 8 billion people

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