DeBroff, the lead author of the Yale study. Athletes in many sports wear eye black to some degree, including Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper. Some players ...

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Following is a transcript of your video. Why do football players wear black stripes under their eyes? It's a phenomenon called "eye black." Natural skin absorbs some light, but reflects the rest.

Such was a young Uni Watch's first experience with eye black. The burnt-cork method was pretty common back in those days, but only the most hardcore of old-school players would go that route today.