Average NFL player salary

correlates with

FAA-licensed commercial space launches

r = 0.90791% · 2005-2022

Average NFL player salaryFAA-licensed commercial space launches

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Average NFL player salaryspotrac.com ↗

FAA-licensed commercial space launchesfaa.gov ↗

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Average NFL player salary

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