IQ testing is controversial, many experts agree. And there's no exception regarding using such testing in professional sports, where the Wonderlic has reigned supreme for decades. So, what is this ...

Next year, before the NFL draft, the Wonderlic scores of various prospects will inevitably leak, and many people will share those scores with the public. I no longer will be among them. When the ...

The NFL scouting combine is primarily dedicated to evaluating physical attributes. Draft prospects are required to run as fast as they can, jump as high and as far as they can, bench press 225 pounds ...

The S2 Cognition test is one of the newer tools used in the NFL to help teams evaluate draft prospects. The test mainly evaluates how athletes can process split-second information and their ...

There are two things about me that I know to be absolutely true. The first is that I'm terrible at calculating anything that isn't a baseball statistic and the simplest mathematic formulas can give me ...

It was created in 1936 to measure aptitude for potential Navy pilots. Somewhere between then and now, the Wonderlic Personnel Test became almost synonymous with the NFL Combine. Pin the blame on ...

Long-time Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber echoed on Wednesday something many have said since LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne’s score on the Wonderlic test surfaced on Tuesday: The 50-question ...

Another combine, another Wonderlic controversy. The Wonderlic is a cognitive test — math, vocabulary, and reasoning — given to prospective NFL quarterbacks. It seems every year that a player or two, ...

Fearing he may be considered 'too smart' to play in the NFL, New England Patriots offensive lineman Joe Thuney was advised not to answer all of questions on the league's cognitive ability test during ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...