US EditionNFL Teams Will Have AI on the Sidelines in 2025, How Will It Be Used?
Microsoft's AI tools, including over 2,500 Surface Copilot+ PCs, will support 32 NFL teams in real-time game analysis, scouting, and operations during the 2025 season and beyond.
- On Aug. 20, 2025, the National Football League and Microsoft Corp. announced a multiyear extension to expand AI, with CIO Gary Brantley calling it a "new era of innovation."
- The partnership builds on a decade-plus relationship that began with an initial $400 million 2013 deal deploying Microsoft Surface tablets and recently tested AI at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine.
- The league upgraded its Sideline Viewing System with over 2,500 Microsoft Surface Copilot+ PCs featuring neural processing units for 32 clubs, 1,800 players, and 1,000+ staff.
- Coaches will be able to use a GitHub Copilot feature to filter plays by down, distance, and penalties for quick strategy adjustments, while a Copilot-powered game day operations dashboard tracks incidents to improve decisions.
- Future plans include expanding AI into scouting, draft analysis, business operations and marketing across the 32 NFL clubs, with Microsoft Corporate Vice President Bryson Gordon calling it a blueprint for transformation.
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