"PFF called employees to an all-hands meeting on Monday, during which it was announced that about half of them would be moving to the new company. PFF possessed both a content side and a data team—all 32 NFL teams subscribe to the company's enterprise data set—and most of those who survived the layoffs were on the data side, a source said."
"According to Hasan, many of those laid off weren't informed of the news by the company itself. They found out through secondhand sources on the internet, which is a bit ruthless even for a company founded on cold-blooded football data."
"PFF was founded by Neil Hornsby, a UK football fan. When he realized he couldn't find any decent public scouting grades for NFL players, he decided to start grading players himself. In 2007, Hornsby formally launched PFF.com to make his evaluations available to the public."
Pro Football Focus was purchased by Teamworks for over $130 million, resulting in layoffs of many employees, particularly from the consumer side. An all-hands meeting revealed that about half of the staff would transition to Teamworks, with most layoffs affecting those not involved in data analytics. Employees learned of their layoffs through secondhand sources rather than official communication. PFF's decline has been noted over time, despite its initial success in providing NFL player evaluations and analytics, founded by Neil Hornsby in 2007.
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