A player with a pSPARQ score over 130 is an elite athlete, even by NFL standards. The higher your pSPARQ score is, the more athletic you are. PSPARQ is also normalized by position, so players’ ratings are weighted depending on the tests that matter most to each position, and players are graded against their peers. The list of inputs for my NFL version of SPARQ, pSPARQ, are as follows: weight, forty-yard dash, ten-yard split, short shuttle, 3-cone drill, bench press, vertical jump, and broad jump. Whitman also expanded the areas measured to include additional tests from the NFL Combine:

Unfortunately, Nike’s SPARQ calculator is no longer available to the public.Īfter Nike removed public access to their SPARQ calculator, Zach Whitman of Three Sigma Athlete re-engineered Nike’s calculation methodology, and created pSPARQ. Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks were early proponents of the SPARQ rating system, and its formula was developed in part by Seahawks strength coach Chris Carlisle. The score is then adjusted for the player’s weight. This team is world champions forever and you can’t take it away from us.A football player’s SPARQ score is measured through four tests: 40-yard dash, short shuttle, bench press (or kneeling powerball toss) and vertical jump. “Being down here and experiencing it with this group of guys is amazing. “I’m not putting any comparisons,” Brady said when asked to rank his achievement. Source: Getty Imagesįittingly, the game ended on an interception off Mahomes, his second for the day, allowing the Buccaneers with no opposing time-outs to kneel down in ‘victory formation’.īrady added another incredible feat to his extensive catalogue of achievements by leading his new franchise to the Vince Lombardi trophy after a tumultuous season played under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. His passing game took a back seat, rightly, in the second half as the Buccaneers leaned more heavily on Fournette in the running game and ran down the clock after walking into half-time with a 21-6 advantage.Ĭonfetti falls after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium. Brady finished with a superb passing line of three touchdowns, 21/28 completions and 201 yards.

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