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Zebra Technologies Tracking Players from Preseason to Super Bowl

Company provided insight into the Super Bowl LV matchup using Next Gen Stats, powered by Zebra's RFID technology.

RFID specialist Zebra Technologies is in its seventh season as the Official On-Field Player-Tracking Provider of the National Football League (NFL). This past season, Zebra placed two RFID tags in the shoulder pads of each player, tagging almost 3,000 players in total, according to John Pollard, VP of Business Development for Zebra Sports. To enable the data collection, Zebra attaches RFID tags to player equipment and footballs, transmitting real-time location data to receivers positione...

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