If the crowds that descended on Modell’s stores yesterday are any indication, the next must-have piece of New York sports merchandise is new Jets quarterback Brett Favre’s green-and-white No. 4 jersey.
After the Jets acquired the future Hall of Fame passer in a late-night deal on Wednesday, the sporting goods retailer wasted little time rushing Favre’s fresh jerseys onto the racks. And fans came out in droves to snatch them up.
“We had a couple customers waiting when we opened,” said Wes Alexander, general manager of the Modell’s store in Times Square.
Alexander said the stream of customers that visited his store yesterday in search of Favre duds was the biggest influx since the post-Super Bowl rush for Giants gear.