At the NFL Scouting Combines, the athletes are finally able to see the physical results of their hard work in the weight room. The long hours in the gym, eating food prepared by their nutritionist, all of the sacrifices that they had to make to impress the NFL scouts and general managers in attendance.

The one part of their body that probably received the smallest amount of preparation time was their brain. That is where the Wonderlic exam comes in to play. NFL teams will find out just how smart the players are. The players actually have to take this test on their own, so there is nobody to sit in for them. ( Read Wonderlic Sample Test more... )

Sample 'Wonderlic' Test

One of the more interesting tests the players at the NFL Scouting Combine have to take is not even on the gridiron. It's in the classroom and it's the intimidating 'Wonderlic' Test, which supposedly goes a long way towards measuring a player's "Football IQ."

The history of the test includes some very interesting scores, both at the high and low end. A few years ago, former University of Texas and Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young reportedly scored a '6' on the test. At the same time, Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick scored a '50' and Washington Redskins QB Donovan McNabb got a '14' on his test. ( Read Wonderlic Sample Test more... )

Sample Wonderlic Test Questions

1. A physical education class has three times as many girls as boys. During a class basketball game, the girls average 18 points each, and the class as a whole averages 17 points per person. How many points does each boy score on average?

2. Randolph has 8 ties, 6 pairs of pants, and 4 dress shirts. How many days could he possibly go without wearing the same combination of these three items?

3. John is a mechanic. He makes $8.50 an hour, plus $3 extra for every oil change he performs. Last week he worked 36 hours and performed 17 oil changes. How much money did he make? ( Read Wonderlic Sample Test more... )

Kicking the Wonderlic

Which THREE of the following words have similar meanings?
A) observable
B) manifest
C) hypothetical
D) indefinite
E) theoretical ( Read Wonderlic Sample Test more... )

Wonderlic Test: NFL should sack useless exam

Here's a question any aspiring NFL player would love to answer:

Randolph has 8 ties, 6 pairs of pants, and 4 dress shirts. How many days could he possibly go without wearing the same combination of these three items?

That is an actual question from a recent Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test - the bizarre 12-minute, 50-minute exam that teams use to decide whether a rookie is smart or not.

As the NFL scouting combine heats up in Indianapolis, so do the annual rumors and questions about the Wonderlic. This year the buzz is that Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy scored a 48, just missing a perfect score of 50. ( Read Wonderlic Sample Test more... )

Developed in the 1930s by psychologist Eldon F. Wonderlic, the Wonderlic cognitive ability test has been embraced by the NFL, which uses it to assess players during the league's Scouting Combine.

This year it's been reported that quarterback Greg McElroy scored 48 out of 50 on the standardized test, though NFL scouts say they doubt test scores have been reported yet. Only one player has been known to score a perfect 50 on the Wonderlic: the Bengals' Pat McInally, who played in the 1970s and 1980s after graduating from Harvard.

Here are five details about the Wonderlic test -- and why it might not be so important after all. ( Read Wonderlic Sample Test more... )

Debate emerges regarding McElroy’s 48 on Wonderlic

After reports emerged five years ago that Vince Young got only six of 50 questions correct on the Wonderlic test, conflicting information quickly emerged.

It’s fitting, then, that a debate already has surfaced regarding the accuracy of the report that Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy got 48 right, as reported by Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. ( Read Wonderlic Sample Test more... )

Carroll ex McElroy almost perfect on Wonderlic test

INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy didn’t get to show his stuff at the NFL Scouting Combine because he is rehabilitating an injury he suffered at the Senior Bowl.