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NFL and Amazon Partner to Use AI for In-Depth Football Analytics

  • The NFL and Amazon are using AI to create new football stats through a partnership called Next Gen Stats.

  • The AI analyzes player movements and behaviors like speed, aggressiveness, and reaction time to quantify "pressure" in plays.

  • The data is collected via sensors in fields and shoulder pads and processed by machine learning models.

  • The new stats provide more detailed insights than traditional stats and help coaches evaluate players.

  • The AI can currently identify blockers, rushers, and pressure; future plans are to fully automate player role identification.

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