Average NFL player salary
correlates with
Countries with legal same-sex marriage
r = 0.97898% · 2005-2023
Average NFL player salaryCountries with legal same-sex marriage
These two datasets have a 98% correlation over 2005-2023. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
Average NFL player salaryspotrac.com ↗
Countries with legal same-sex marriageourworldindata.org ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation