United StatesProfessional services2022 – ongoingNational Football League Players Association (NFLPA)
AI review of practice footage for rule violations, built with Xoriant
NFL players' union builds AI to flag practice-rule violations, expects up to 73% less footage review
Problem
Staff had to study practice footage from all 32 teams during the nine-week no-contact offseason, roughly 256 hours of footage per team across the weeks, to check for rule violations.
Approach
The union contacted Microsoft in 2022 and developed the tool with partner Xoriant over the 2022 and 2023 offseasons. It runs on Azure AI Services, analyzes practice video and flags plays for staff to review. Microsoft said the work was still at an early stage in August 2024.
Results
Takeaway
The reduction of up to 73% in review time is a forecast. The tool flags plays and staff make the call.
Categories
- Industry
- Professional services
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Co-developed with a partner
- Evidence
- Vendor's case study
Sources
Source summaries
Microsoft explains how the players' union and Xoriant built an Azure-based tool to check practice footage. It reports an anticipated review-time reduction of up to 73% for footage totalling roughly 256 hours per team.
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