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Take Our Survey On Boycotting The NFL And Don't You Dare LieYahoo and YouGov teamed up to survey over a thousand Americans about how they felt about Colin Kaepernick-inspired protests during the national anthem. Though the release is suspiciously light on methodology, the headline finding is that 44 percent of self-identified NFL fans said they would stop wa...

Poll: The One Thing All Americans Can Agree On Is That Football Causes Brain Damage<em></em>Eighty-one percent of American adults believe that it is either certainly or probably true that “there is a settled science that playing football causes brain injuries,” according to a new poll on perceptions of sports and concussions from the Center for Public Opinion. A slim simple majority of Ame...

Illinois Defensive Back Eric Finney Is Really Good At Taking SurveysThe Champaign-based News-Gazette is surveying Illinois football players before the season to learn fun facts about them. On Sunday, Illini defensive back Eric Finney filled out an entry. He did a really good job....

Survey: 1 In 3 Football Fans Have Asked God To Help Their Team Win

The Public Religion Research Institute has released the results of its latest survey, one that examines the intersection between sports fandom and supernatural belief. It indicates that a significant minority of Americans think God will decide whether the Seahawks or Broncos win next Sunday....

Sneakers, gym shoes, tennis shoes, jumpers, sand shoes (?), running shoes, runners, or trainers? The New York Times has an interactive survey on local dialects, and it's accurate to a really creepy level. But really, who says sand shoes? ...

Redskins Survey Fans On Team Name, Favorite Marketing Buzzwords

The Redskins appear poised to be competitive for the first time in a long while. But aside from the obvious (PUT RG3 EVERYWHERE), rebranding a franchise is a long and complicated process. Frank Luntz focus groups and fake Indian chiefs were just the beginning. Now the team is polling fans, and some ...

A survey finds that 16.7 percent of Nets viewers are actually from Brooklyn, 46 percent from the other four boroughs, and 30.7 percent from New Jersey. [The Brooklyn Game]...

NFL Players Don't Trust Team Doctors

You're a football player. You get hurt—dinged up, or seriously injured. Either on the sideline or back in the locker room, the team doctor comes over to treat you. What's his motivation? To do the best thing for your long-term health? Or to get you back in the game as quickly as possible?...