NFL to Track Players With Shoulder Pad Sensors

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The National Football League is adding sensors to the shoulder pads of players during the upcoming football season. The aim: to track data such as position, speed and distance, and to provide real-time insights about what's happening on the field.

The NFL is working with Zebra Technologies to embed quarter-sized sensors into player uniforms — and will be used as of the first Sunday of the season, September 7

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"The technology will gather additional statistics from what we've been able to capture in the past that is mostly directional — such as speed and distance — and evolve the fan experience in many different ways," NFL spokesperson Joanna Hunter told Mashable. "The data is picked up through the sensors, sent to NFL servers and will then be fed to broadcast partners." Read more...

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