In 2011, the city of New Orleans had the most counterfeit NFL products seized during the year with over 7,100 counterfeit items. The value of the fake goods was worth over $1 Million.
As the site of the 2013 Superbowl, law enforcement agencies conducted raids in order to clean up the city of counterfeit merchandise. Nearly 800 fake items worth $29,630 were seized in the months leading up to the Superbowl by US Immigration and Custom Enforcement.
Source: “800 counterfeit sports hats, jerseys confiscated in New Orleans,” Fox 8 New Orleans, October 25, 2012.