The Wonderlic is an institution within an institution. Its name recognition as a test of cognitive ability is deeply intertwined with the NFL and the annual nationally-televised mass job interview it conducts, the scouting combine. On the Wonderlic home page is a link to its history with the NFL.
But, to repeat a question that’s raised more often every year, does the Wonderlic really tell you anything about whether someone can play?
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“I can basically tell you, from what we see,’’ said University of Louisville business school professor Frank Kuzmits, “it’s a huge waste of time and money.