Report: NFL tested technology to track 1st downs during games including Super Bowl

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Originally Posted by scho63

Difficult part would be to make sensors that could handle the abuse of the football including kicking it.

A small chip inside a soft air filled football cushioning it should not be difficult at all. I've had fitbits, earbuds, and other various electronics take far more of a beating falling multiple stories, bouncing off concrete and working just fine. I imagine the biggest force a chip inside a football would face would be when the kicker clanks an extra point off the upright.

Too bad Mythbusters is not still around to look into the matter.