Microsoft and the NFL extended a multiyear agreement to continue deploying Surface devices on gameday sidelines with added AI functionality. The Sideline Viewing System now connects more than 2,500 Surface Copilot Plus PCs across teams. GitHub Copilot-based features will filter plays to recommend strategy based on game situations. A Microsoft 365 Copilot-powered dashboard will organize and sort spreadsheets so analysts in the booth can access game data more quickly. Planned AI applications include analyzing draft prospect performance beyond the NFL Combine and delivering data-driven business and football operations insights across departments.
While Tom Brady is no longer actively putting those slates in danger of destruction, they do have something to offer to coaches and players. Microsoft touts a GitHub Copilot-based feature that filters plays to make strategy calls based on the situation, and a Microsoft 365 Copilot-based dashboard that sorts spreadsheets for analysts in the booth to filter through game data quickly.
Along with their multiyear contract extension, Microsoft and the NFL announced that the Sideline Viewing System for every team is now connecting to more than 2,500 Surface Copilot Plus PCs (complete with massive "Copilot" logos on the case carrying strap). I figure we'll be able to tell if AI is having an impact on the NFL when someone asks a coach about their prompts after a playoff game, as long as there aren't any more network issues to blame.
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