Top Five Gifts To Buy A Sports Fan On Black Friday 2014
By Tim Kelly
2. New Jersey
This is going to be a costly gift, but if you are a rich grandparent looking for something for your sports fan grandchild, this is a great gift.
This is the type of gift that someone has to know that they are getting, which means they get to pick the player out, and then you get them the jersey. This avoids you buying a jersey of someone that your gift-recipient doesn’t like.
There are a few dos and don’ts to follow when buying a jersey.
Do’s: Try to buy a jersey of a player who is young, established, and under team control (Mike Trout), or that is a legend who has spent their whole career with the team, and will still be a wearable jersey after the player retires (Kobe Bryant).
Don’ts: Don’t buy a jersey of a player who is in the last year of their contract and could potentially leave their team after this season (Kevin Love), or that is injured currently/has a history of being injury-prone (Derrick Rose).
If you still need help after those tips, these are the players that are smart purchases or ones to avoid this Black Friday.
Best jerseys to buy right now: Madison Bumgarner, Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Wiggins
Worst jerseys to buy now: Derrick Rose, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice