ExpandedEvidence: Low25/100

NFL and AWS Partnership to Enhance Player Health and Safety with AI and Machine Learning

Use case typeLivestock monitoringUpdated Jun 13, 2026

The NFL partnered with AWS to develop the "Digital Athlete" platform, using AI, machine learning, and computer vision to analyze player health and safety data and predict injury risk. AWS technologies such as Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Rekognition, and AWS AI/ML services were applied to model game scenarios and concussion-causing forces. The collaboration involves leveraging historical and real-time player data, video feeds, and environmental factors to improve injury treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation. Advanced computer vision models were developed to detect concussions, and the partnership expanded the NFL's use of AWS for real-time NFL Next Gen Stats data analysis.

Organization
National Football League
Industry
Other
Location
United States
Published
December 2019

Reported outcomes

Strategic outcomes

New product / capabilityDeveloped AI injury prediction platformRisk & complianceImproved injury prevention and treatmentNew product / capabilityBuilt concussion detection modelsBetter decisions & insightEnhanced understanding of injury mechanisms
Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
Customer
National Football League
Provider
AWS
Maturity
Unknown

No explicit deployment-stage evidence found.

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Use case focus

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  • 1Player health monitoring
  • 2Injury prediction and prevention
  • 3Computer vision for concussion detection
Improve player health and safety by leveraging data and AI to predict and prevent injuries in professional football.
  • Co-developed AI-enabled "Digital Athlete" platform simulating player scenarios using AWS AI, ML, and computer vision services.
  • Use of Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Rekognition to build models to detect concussion-causing forces and analyze injury factors.
  • Integration of comprehensive datasets including player position, play type, equipment, playing surface, and anonymized injury data.
Technologies
Amazon SageMakerAmazon RekognitionAWS AI/ML Services
  • Enhanced understanding of injury mechanisms leading to better treatment protocols and preventive measures.
  • Potential to significantly reduce concussion incidents and other injuries in football.
  • Insight generation supports player safety improvements extending beyond sports.
Sources & evidence1
Evidence: Low25/100Evidence strength
  • Customer explicitly identified
  • Technical implementation details available
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Published: Dec 5, 2019Publisher: NFL Official Website
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