One Thing: Flag on the Sport: Football’s Safety Reckoning
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Making Football Safer: Research, Helmets, and Injury Prediction
This chapter discusses the efforts made by the NFL to improve player safety, including funding a research lab called Bio-Core, which analyzes game film, tests turf surfaces, and designs position-specific helmets. The goal is to predict and prevent injuries using cameras and sensors to track players' motions and identify potential issues.
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