The NFL has been slow in advancing its use of technology, but they have an interesting experiment planned for next month. The league’s senior VP of officiating, Dean Blandino, told the Toronto Star that this preseason, the league will stick computer chips into the footballs used for field goals and extra points. The plan is to determine if the uprights should be narrowed to make field goals and extra points a little more difficult. The plan is to use these in preseason games, and if it goes well, use them in Thursday night regular season games.
Blandino also mentioned areas that would be “points of emphasis” on the field.