this is interesting. in the near future, i can see it being a place where older NFL players can keep on playing, and people might actually pay for a cheap ticket to watch guys who still have NFL level skills (like senior PGA).
in the far(ther) future, maybe this is where the NFL will be headed. the tech is definitely cool--being able to track players precisely and record the exact spot of the ball when a "tackle" is made, getting biometric data, etc.
coincidentally, i was at a local park this weekend with my boys and saw that there was a men's flag football game being played on one of the soccer fields. it looked like a league game, with real uniforms and refs. it was pretty competitive--8-on-8, there was blocking, punting, trash talking, and complaining to the ref. everyone seemed fairly athletic. it seemed serious, not just some guys getting together to play for fun. i had no idea these kinds of leagues even existed.
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in the far(ther) future, maybe this is where the NFL will be headed. the tech is definitely cool--being able to track players precisely and record the exact spot of the ball when a "tackle" is made, getting biometric data, etc.
coincidentally, i was at a local park this weekend with my boys and saw that there was a men's flag football game being played on one of the soccer fields. it looked like a league game, with real uniforms and refs. it was pretty competitive--8-on-8, there was blocking, punting, trash talking, and complaining to the ref. everyone seemed fairly athletic. it seemed serious, not just some guys getting together to play for fun. i had no idea these kinds of leagues even existed.
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