Are You Smarter Than An NFL Football Player?

Johnny Manzel - Texas A&M

Blake Bortles - University of Central Florida

Many football players are perceived as not being the smartest people. Every year there are players going to jail and making silly mistakes. Perfect examples include last years controversy with Aaron Hernandez, Richie Incognito, and as of recently Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens. The media likes to focus on these stories because they come off more interesting to the public. What a lot of outsiders don't know is that NFL players are quite smart. Just like any other job they have to know their stuff. These players don't just go out and play football. A lot of time and studying goes into it. In football you have to study defenses, offenses, and so on. They are many different schemes and situations happening in a game. In most cases, the smartest players are the best players. Two perfect examples are Peyton Manning and Richard Sherman. Peyton Manning is known for being able to read defenses like the back of his hand. Richard Sherman most of the time knows what route the receiver is going to run before the play even begins. Every player that enters the NFL has to take a test in which they find out their IQ. This test is called the Wonderlic Test. They have to answer 50 questions in 12 minutes so it requires very fast thinking. It is a lot harder than you think. With the NFL Combine coming up, scouts will be able to see just how smart some of these players are. The two quarterbacks pictured above should be top ten picks! Blake Bortles has a great attitude but Johnny Manzel has ran into some problems last year admitting to underage drinking and then being benched for funny penalties like mocking other teams. It'll be exciting to see how they score on their test!

Are you smarter than an NFL football player? Take the test and comment with your score!

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Ashley Wagner Not Happy With Her Score

Ashley Wagner is an Olympic figure skater skating in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. This past Saturday she placed fourth and she was not happy with the score she received. The Olympic skater was caught on camera mouthing the word bulls***. Her facial expression and reactions were quite hilarious and she is becoming the talking point of the country right now as well as an internet sensation. Check out the video above!

Marcus Smart Is Not So Smart

Last night there was a duel in college basketball. Oklahoma State had a physical matchup against Texas Tech. On one specific play Marcus Smart was running up the court to try and make a defensive play. He flew into the crowd and a fan had some words for him. Smart makes a silly decision and shoves the fan. This isn't the best thing to do when scouts have their eyes on you. Check out this funny sports story in the video above. Be sure to look out for this clip in Sportscenters Not So Top 10.

Peyton Throws Good Ducks

In an interview yesterday, Peyton Manning once again had everybody laughing. Richard Sherman made a statement that Peyton Manning throws ducks. Peyton confirmed it by adding on that he throws nice ducks and touchdown ducks. Peyton's arm may be starting to weaken, but it doesn't look like it matters. I mean, he did break pretty much every record in the book this year. This is going to be a Superbowl for the ages! Who are you predicting to win? Comment Below! Do you think any of Peyton Manning's ducks will make the Not So Top 10 next year?

Richard Sherman! The Opposite of a Thug

We hear of funny sports stories often. This week is all about Richard Sherman. Richard Sherman is everywhere. Try and turn on SportsCenter and see what happens. Nobody can go five minutes without talking about this man. Everyone knows what took place after the NFC Championship game and for those of you who don't know, I will post a video. After calling out Michael Crabtree (receiver for the 49ers) Sherman was criticized throughout social media when really nobody knows his background. Richard Sherman just earned his way into Superbowl on a game saving play. What do you think is going to happen thirty seconds after he makes the game saving play? He was heated in the moment and it’s unacceptable for people to be racist all over the internet. Little do these people know how smart and respectful of a person Richard Sherman actually is. Growing up in Compton, Sherman was one of the few with success. This so called thug graduated high school at the top of his class and went on to graduate from Stanford with a 3.9 GPA while playing football full time. He is one of the smartest players in the game. Take a few minutes to watch the above video 

Richard Sherman - Student of the Game. 

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Budlight, You Get Inside Peyton’s Mouth

As you all know, Peyton Manning has been dominating the league this year. He has broken the record for most yards in a single season with 5,477 yards and the record for most touchdowns with 55. Last weekend the Broncos had their first battle of the playoffs. They seemed to have dominated the game for the most part, but the Chargers fought back at the end. After an intense fourth quarter the Broncos came out with a 24-17 victory over the Chargers. After a stressful game he was being questioned about his future with the NFL due to his previous neck injury. The reporter asked how much longer he thinks he has left in the NFL, and Peyton's response was rather hilarious. See for yourself!
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Good afternoon, my name is Nicky Frisone. One of my biggest passions is sports. I've grown up my whole life playing baseball and football. Not only do I love sports in general but I enjoy the inside stories, especially the funny sports stories. Famous athletes are regular people just like you and me. They make mistakes just like we make mistakes. They have a sense of humor that most of us don't know about. My blog is going to mainly focus on these funny sports moments and events. Every week I will be updating this blog. Not only will I post the most hilarious stories of the week but I will also focus on the main stories and inspirational stories inside the world of sports. I hope to make this the best blog for funny sports stories


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