You think football players are stupid? Well, it depends what position they play. Offensive linemen, quarterbacks, and tight ends are all smarter than the average Joe. Defensive players, wideouts, and running backs are a little slower. And offensive tackles, the 350-pound Einsteins of the gridiron, are on average as smart as the reporters covering them. Whoda thunk it?

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28 February | 14:26 | James

Offensive linemen ARE tackles (or guards). Are you a football fan? :)

28 February | 14:30 | josh

Did you read the link? :)

Yes, I know OLs are tackles or guards (or centers). All three categories are smarter than the average Joe, which is why I lumped them together as OLs, but only tackles match reporters.

28 February | 21:23 | Erica

What about the kickers?!

01 March | 12:56 | Jason

So, did you take the test JJ?

01 March | 13:33 | josh

Yeah, but there's no grading, so I can't tell you what my Wonderlic is...

04 March | 17:05 | James

I'm obviously too dumb to be a football player. I thought you were implying that offensive tackles were DUMB, since you compared them to sports reporters, whom I didn't know were so smart. How smart are offensive bloggers, then? :)

04 March | 17:16 | josh

Of course, news reporters are the most brilliant people on the face of the earth. Sports reporters, on the other hand... :)

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Joshua Benton

Joshua Benton is the director of the Nieman Digital Journalism Project at Harvard University, among other things. Before that, he was a staff writer and columnist for The Dallas Morning News. (More.)