FBI gun background checks (NICS)

correlates with

Average NFL player salary

r = 0.91591% · 2005-2023

FBI gun background checks (NICS)Average NFL player salary

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2005-2023. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

FBI gun background checks (NICS)fbi.gov ↗

Average NFL player salaryspotrac.com ↗

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