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3-Wide: Which NFL player should run for office after retirement?

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3-Wide is a weekly feature in which theScore's NFL editors debate the hot topics around the league. Grab a cold towel and brace for hot takes.

Which NFL player should run for office after retirement?

Michael McClymont: What? You can't get on board with President Gronk? OK, you may feel more safe leaving the launch codes in the hands of Aaron Rodgers. He's thoughtful, well read, and can calm a nation with a simple five-letter word. He also subscribes to conspiracy theories, what with his encounter with a UFO. The perfect mix of polished and crazy.

Mitch Sanderson: Stanford graduate and Seahawks corner Richard Sherman has been outspoken, yet very articulate and sensible, on several important issues inside and outside the NFL. He's said before that if he were president, he would ban publicly-funded stadiums and "make the billionaires who actually benefit from the stadiums pay for them." That's a great start.

David P. Woods: It would be fun to see Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers take a run at the presidency based on sheer popularity, but a more reasonable answer might be found at the local level. Drew Brees cares deeply about New Orleans, a city that's still on the rebound after the horrors of Katrina and still needs strong leadership. If Brees ever wants to, he could win a mayoral election in a landslide.

Which team will regret not reaching a long-term extension with its franchise tag player?

Sanderson: If Kirk Cousins can repeat his 2015 performance next season, he could be set to earn some big bucks. Cousins and Drew Brees are set to headline the 2017 free-agent quarterback class, if Brees doesn't re-sign with the Saints earlier. Good news for Cousins: Brees' next contract will set a high bar for quarterbacks. Washington may be forced to hand him far more than he would have expected this offseason, or watch him leave as they restart their search for a franchise quarterback.

Woods: It makes no sense that the Bears didn't make more of an effort to lock up Alshon Jeffery, especially considering how thin they are in the passing game after the departures of Matt Forte and Martellus Bennett. If Jeffery bolts in free agency after 2016, the Bears better hope Kevin White (who has yet to catch a pass as a pro) can very quickly become everything they hoped he'd be when they made him the No. 7 pick a year ago.

McClymont: Eric Berry made it clear he hoped to re-sign with the Kansas City Chiefs. If the Chiefs aren't able to lock up their Pro Bowl safety, a playoff team will lose a vital component of its imposing defense. At 27 years old, Berry remains a coveted commodity. And the Kansas City fan base will miss a player they celebrated as he fought Hodgkin lymphoma.

Which player will have 2016's top-selling jersey?

Woods: Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott has the best-selling jersey since the draft, but I expect him to be surpassed by Todd Gurley once the season starts. Gurley should have little trouble selling tens or hundreds of thousands of blue-and-yellow throwback jerseys to fans in the Los Angeles area as he leads the NFL in rushing in the Rams' first season back in the City of Angels.

McClymont: With another outlandish season - and perhaps another one-handed stunner - Odell Beckham Jr. will garner even more popularity, and force those who haven't yet purchased his blue No. 13 to run out and buy it. Beckham has already reached mainstream levels, and his run-ins with the Kardashians (and Demi Lovato?) will only endear him to wider demographics.

Sanderson: Tom Brady was number one last season, and he'll be right there again this year. His suspension will only create more hype, and might even have Patriots fans buying the No. 12 jerseys as a sign of protest. Once he's back, Brady will be incredibly motivated, and thus more likely to do things that drive up jersey sales.

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