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Average NFL player salary

correlates with

US per capita ice cream consumption

r = -0.92592% · 2005-2022
Average NFL player salaryUS per capita ice cream consumption

These two datasets have a 92% 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 ↗
US per capita ice cream consumptioners.usda.gov ↗
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