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Jul 2
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The next frontiers of tech in football w...

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If you listen to a show like this, you already have an idea of how much modern technology is shaping the NFL. There's a decent chance, though, that its reach into what you watch on Sundays...and Mondays...and especially Thursdays is far greater than you suppose. And it's only increasing. Sam Schwartzstein, the analytics expert behind Amazon's Thursday night Prime Vision broadcasts, joins Robert Mays to discuss the future of football and where the marriage between tech and the sport is headed on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.


Hosts: Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen

With: Sam Schwartzstein

Executive Producer: Michael Beller

Producer: Michael Beller

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