Blown calls should be a thing of the past by now. New technology is
helping refs avoid big flubs, catching fouls when they turn a blind eye
or zeroing in on too-close-to-call plays through Matrix-style
instant replay. We've already seen how successful these innovations have
been deployed in tennis with its "Hawk-Eye"
officiating; soon, this tech could be coming to football and also ...
football.
A report out this week claims the NFL is in discussions with Cairos Technologies about possible "chip-in-ball technology." The german-based firm would be implanting microchips in footballs to help referees more accurately determine whether the pigskin had indeed passed first-down or touchdown lines. Cairos is also said to be bidding to bring the same technology to the soccer pitch. Both sports have been plagued with blown calls for years, and while the NFL currently uses instant replay for contentious calls, soccer has been especially tech-agnostic.
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Author: Austin Carr
