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 ...

It happened again. Results from the controversial Wonderlic test—a cognitive ability exam taken by prospects annually at the NFL Scouting Combine, scored out of 50—leaked this week for the draft's ...

Want to get into a lively debate about something that has absolutely nothing to do with becoming a good pro football player? How about the Wonderlic Test — also known as the most overdone, ...

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 ...

IRVING - I first started writing about the NFL's use of the Wonderlic Test on draft-eligible prospects in the early '90's, at a time when some thought it was a mad-scientist-level effort in overkill.

Before an athlete can become an NFL star he has to train relentlessly, become a college standout, and then take a 50-question intelligence test in 12 minutes! Think you're smarter than an NFL player?

The NFL Combine has begun in Indianapolis. Over the next week, prospective NFL players will go through countless interviews with representatives from NFL front offices, as well as with the media. They ...

Hope springs eternal every year in the NFL Draft, as teams put in the time to scout and pick who they hope will be their quarterback of the future. But playing the position is more than just being ...

Ding dong the Wonderlic is dead. In a memo distributed to all NFL teams on Wednesday, a copy of which was obtained by Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press, the league explained that the 50-question test ...

They are four syllables that can make an NFL draft prospect shudder. The NFL Scouting Combine, which unfolds this week in Indianapolis, has mental and psychological components that augment the ...

The Wonderlic test will be taken by dozens of future NFL players at the Combine this weekend in Indianapolis, and inevitably, some players will perform poorly. Often, those scores magically get ...