Wonderlic Scores Predict Which NFL Players Are Good at Taking Wonderlic Test

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Wonderlic Scores Predict Which NFL Players Are Good at Taking Wonderlic Test
EDSBS found this 3/24/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]
A lot is made of the Wonderlic, particularly as the draft approaches and we run out of stuff to talk about. I haven't seen any studies, but anecdotally I'd imagine there isn't much of a correlation between a player's Wonderlic score and their NFL productivity. But that doesn't mean we can't point and gawk. The Chicago Tribune 's Dan Pompei has the lowdown on some of the draft's top ... [link]

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CURIOUS INDEX, 3/24/08
Published 3/24/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... This year’s Wonderlic leaks aren’t as sensational as in years past–there’s no VY six, no Frank Gore 8, no Roderick Green rocking the vaunted low of a 3 for Roderick “MMM, Paste” Green, who received the score after eating half the test and then curling up on the floor for a well-overdue nap. ...

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