Sports technology has long been part of the NFL, with former Dallas Cowboys GM Tex Schramm and ace scout Gil Brandt using computers to leverage the power of big data in their highly successful tenure. The two helped build what would become one of the league’s winningest and most consistent teams from 1966 to 1989. All the Cowboys did...
We’ve come to another football season, but with a marked twist: Never has public awareness of the effects of concussions been higher.In late August, the NFL settled its concussion lawsuit with 4,500 plaintiffs for $765 million, which includes medical exams, concussion related compensation, and medical research for retired players...
