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September 2, 2009 Quarterbacks – Simply irresistable?Posted: 10:25 AM ET
Sports Anchor Rafer Weigel I thought it was just me. It always seemed that quarterbacks were the best looking dudes. It’s not something a guy likes to discuss. Maybe it was just sour grapes since they always seemed to get all the women where I went to school? Or maybe the sour grapes stem from the starting QB at my high school giving me a wedgie when I was a nerdy freshman (I haven’t forgotten Gave Val Class of ’85!)
A football player with looks on par with a supermodel? He's a quarterback, that explains it.
It turns out, I’m not crazy. Bitter and jealous? Perhaps. But not crazy. A new study printed in the Wall Street Journal actually looked into this and, get this, measured the faces of every starting quarterback in the NFL. It found that every quarterback had a more symmetrical face than your average person. So what does that mean? Symmetry apparently is linked to good looks and is believed to be co-relative to how successful you are. The average person’s face is about 90% symmetrical. Every starting QB in the NFL has a face that is at least 96% symmetrical. In other words, if you’re a pretty boy, you can start at QB in the NFL. (This would be a good time to refer you to Mark Sanchez’ GQ spread). The list has Falcons QB Matt Ryan at the top, followed by Brett Favre, and his replacement in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers, third. The curious part is New England’s Tom Brady is at number 8 and Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger is ahead of him at number six. Now, I don’t have a man crush on Tom Brady. But there’s a reason he’s married to Giselle. Big Ben is a great quarterback, but he is not a pretty dude. Again, this is a topic I’m not the most comfortable talking about. But let’s just be real for a second. So, does symmetry mean you’re good-looking? Apparently not. But it apparently will help you obtain the most glamorous job in the world—an NFL quarterback. Some guys have all the luck. Posted by: Sports Anchor Rafer Weigel
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