Playing in Midwest, on Teams with Buzz Aids QB Marketability

Playing for an NFL team that is based in the Midwest and/or generating a lot of its own internet buzz are two major indicators of a quarterback’s marketability, according to September 2011 findings from The Nielsen Company. Nielsen’s 2011 national N-score ratings of quarterbacks (which measure their marketability on a national scale) show that many of the quarterbacks in the top 10 play for a team with one or both of these characteristics.
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