Posted 2/11/2024, 12:00:00 PM
NFL Turns to AI and Data to Boost Player Safety and Performance
- NFL using AI and data collection technology like sensors and computer vision to analyze player movements and workloads to prevent injuries
- Technology allows teams to optimize player health, recovery, and performance based on their specific needs
- Mouthguards record head impacts, shoulder pad sensors capture location/speed data to model injury risk
- Video footage used with AWS for machine learning to time synchronize data points and run injury risk simulations
- Goal is to help trainers manage player workloads to lower injury risk; expected to have major impact on NFL and potentially other sports/industries