Athletes First, the NFL player agency representing Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, is urging its NFL Draft prospects to not participate in "any cognitive or psychological testing during the pre-draft process," according to The Athletic's Kalyn Kahler.
The initiative from Athletes First comes after a pre-draft controversy of sorts involving Stroud prior to the 2023 NFL Draft. Stroud reportedly scored an 18 out of 100 on the "S2" cognitive test, a notably low score on a diagnostic that is "touted for its ability to measure a player’s cognitive ability — specifically, quarterbacks," per Kahler.