Football has always been a violent sport, but as of late, the impact and severity of the collisions have skyrocketed, especially with the heavy emphasis placed on size, strength, and speed of players in an ultra-competitive environment. Due to the long-term repercussions, the most dangerous forms of violent hits are the blows to the head, […]
Lincoln Financial Field and the Philadelphia Eagles have already been working with Extreme Networks. Now the entire NFL will be using their data. (Extreme Networks) New York, NY. — One of the biggest frustrations for the connected sports fan these days is the complete uselessness of their smartphone while attending most sporting events. 50,000 (or more) of fellow fans pack into a stadium and the 4G or Wi-Fi networks are quickly overloaded and unable to provide use. The NFL has been working hard to correct this issue in all stadiums, and yesterday they took a major step towards improvement when they announced the selection of Extreme Networks Inc. as the official analytics provider for the NFL and Super Bowl XLVII....
The NFC East was one of the more unpredictable divisions this year. The Giants got off to an unexpected winless start in the first portion of their season and Robert Griffin III suffered a severe sophomore slump that was not helped at all by having to return from a major knee surgery. The Cowboys did what they normally do: play mediocre football with some signs of life but ultimately falling short of the playoffs. The surprise of the division was the Eagles lead by first year head coach Chip Kelly. It is safe to say this division did not play out as predicted by most. It was an overall disappointing year for the NFC East which makes studying all four of the digital...
(Jim McIsaac/Getty Images North America) Our 2013 NFL Tech Series provides a quick hit of tech insight on all 32 NFL teams up until kickoff of Week 1 of the regular season. Each feature includes the latest tech advances implemented by the organization in the effort to advance the team’s success… in a wide variety of venues. Stadium experience, fan engagement, mobile technologies, player performance and health, statistical data gathering and analysis… any and all aspects of the organization’s procedures in the effort to find success in the NFL is on the table. We’re uncovering those efforts, investigating those innovations and pondering the benefit they might provide, for the team, players and fans alike… today and looking forward. Today’s subject:...
For years, there have been rumblings throughout Philadelphia Eagles fans calling for a return to the “retro” kelly-green uniforms of their past, wanting to forgo the flock’s current midnight green attire. At the start of a new era in Eagles football with Chip Kelly at the helm, that rumbling has only gotten louder, and more […]
