NFL Game Operations helps the home team's staff to conduct this symphony. All of the technology - the communications systems for coaches, players and game officials Microsoft Surface tablets coaches’ booth monitors and instant replay and injury video review systems - must all be functional.Īll of the people, cameras and equipment on the field will be in their assigned place, and all of the pregame activity will proceed like clockwork. The locker rooms must be fully stocked with the same comforts footballs must be properly prepared the playing field has to be certified that it is in compliance with the strict requirements. What they often don’t see are the hundreds of people behind the scenes who appear to effortlessly manage the many moving parts and the massive mix of personnel, technology and equipment. They see the results of this hard work in the action on the field.

On-field media coordinators (provided by each club)Īnd that’s what fans get - week after week, season after season.

Cutoff switch operator (for coach-to-player communications).

Coach-to-Player communication technicians.Coach-to-Coach communication technicians.Certified athletic trainer (AT) injury spotters.Airway management physician (certified in rapid sequence intubation).

Here are some of the people working to put on an NFL game, week after week:

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