The new FX series American Sports Story depicts Aaron Hernandez taking an exam known as the Wonderlic test. Josh Rivera leads ...

Legend has it that Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry was one of the first National Football League coaches to employ the Wonderlic Personnel Test to assess players' cognitive ability. By 1970 several ...

So does the Wonderlic matter? According to Brad Kullman, a former GM of the Cincinnati Reds and founder of Max Q Performance, the test doesn’t account for traits that translate to football success.

The expected No.1. overall pick, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, blew the Wonderlic exam out of the water, according to Bob McGinn of The Athletic. With a 34, the Heisman Trophy winner scored the ...