NFL and Amazon Partner to Use AI for In-Depth Football Analytics
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The NFL and Amazon are using AI to create new football stats through a partnership called Next Gen Stats.
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The AI analyzes player movements and behaviors like speed, aggressiveness, and reaction time to quantify "pressure" in plays.
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The data is collected via sensors in fields and shoulder pads and processed by machine learning models.
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The new stats provide more detailed insights than traditional stats and help coaches evaluate players.
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The AI can currently identify blockers, rushers, and pressure; future plans are to fully automate player role identification.