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NFL partners with Amazon Web Services to improve player safety and ‘shape the future of football’

The National Football League is turning to Amazon’s cloud technologies as it looks to improve the safety of its players.… Read More

Seattle Seahawks partner with Amazon Web Services for cloud deal to ‘fuel future championships’

Amazon is expanding its work with the NFL, scoring a deal with the Seattle Seahawks to provide the team with… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ name surfaces again in report saying Amazon CEO is interested in owning NFL team

We know Jeff Bezos has whipped together pancakes for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Could the billionaire Amazon founder also… Read More

Listen up, Seahawks fans: Russell Wilson says preparation tops tech after loss of in-helmet audio

Russell Wilson couldn’t hear anyone talking on the other end of his in-helmet communication system during a drive in Sunday’s… Read More

Doug Baldwin leaves football behind and advises us — and his critics — to just be better human beings

Seattle Seahawks great Doug Baldwin has left behind the instant gratification and self worth that he associated with being a… Read More

Paul Allen to become 12th member of Seattle Seahawks’ ‘Ring of Honor’ in tribute to late owner

Paul Allen has been credited with keeping the Seattle Seahawks from leaving the city, and now the late owner and… Read More

NFL fans can access live Next Gen Stats for first time via Amazon’s Thursday Night Football stream

https://youtu.be/r1cnSpbPrnI Amazon is geeking out its Thursday Night Football streams this season by giving viewers access to advanced statistics during… Read More

Russell Wilson’s startup Tally powers new real-time predictions game for L.A. Rams, Seahawks’ big rival

When the Seattle Seahawks take on the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 3 this season, fans might want to predict… Read More

Jeff Bezos spotted at Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony — here’s the connection

He hasn’t bought a franchise yet, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos rubbed shoulders with the NFL’s elite over the weekend… Read More

Former Microsoft exec sentenced to 28 months in prison for Super Bowl ticket and invoice fraud

A federal judge sentenced Jeff Tran, a former director of sports marketing at Microsoft, to 28 months in prison for… Read More

Thanks, Doug Baldwin, for being a total geek … and a great catch for the Seahawks and Seattle, too

Plenty of professional athletes fancy themselves as tech geeks in some fashion or another, whether they’re into gadgets or video… Read More

Youth football programs lean on crowdfunding to afford Vicis’ high-tech helmet

Football is still America’s game in U.S. high schools, drawing more than a million athletes each year. But concerns over… Read More

NFL helmet safety rankings: Seattle startup Vicis tops list again with high-tech head protector

Vicis once again ranked atop the NFL’s laboratory test to determine which helmets best reduce head impact severity experienced by… Read More

Ex-NFL player Steve Gleason launches eye-controlled wheelchair system inspired by Microsoft hackathon

It all started with a hackathon. Back in 2014, a team of Microsoft employees developed the EyeGaze, a wheelchair that… Read More

Geek of the Week: Data whiz Nate Sterken of Placed is a football fanatic who caught the NFL’s attention

Nate Sterken loves football and he loves data. He’s developed such a deep understanding of the routes that wide receivers… Read More

Ex-Microsoft exec pleads guilty to fraud in $1.5M Super Bowl ticket and invoice scheme

Jeff Tran, a former director of sports marketing at Microsoft, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and attempting to steal more… Read More

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Week in Geek: Amazon’s delivery robot, the app that helped AOC, and a rough game for the Surface Pro

While we’ve been watching the sky and waiting for drone deliveries from Amazon, the tech giant came at us from… Read More

Amazon reveals new Thursday Night Football streaming stats, brings back first female NFL broadcasting duo

Amazon is bringing back Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer to commentate its Thursday Night Football streams on Prime Video next season. The… Read More

Patriots survive against Chiefs to reach Super Bowl but coach’s Microsoft Surface takes a beating

The back and forth NFL playoff game between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday turned into… Read More

NFL and Amazon go deep with a new Alexa skill to help casual fans better understand football

Just in time for the NFL Playoffs, which kick off this weekend, casual football fans can learn the difference between… Read More

‘Thursday Night Football’ to feature co-stream by hugely popular gamer ‘Ninja’ on Amazon’s Twitch

The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers will show off their brand of “multiplayer entertainment” in a “Thursday Night… Read More

Watching the Seattle Seahawks win is fun again — especially with these viral videos on Twitter

Update: Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. PT: What does the guy making viral videos about the Seattle Seahawks’ recent success think about… Read More

#SurfaceDrop: Seahawks star Russell Wilson births new celebration with Microsoft tablet during big win

Russell Wilson may have inadvertently invented the geekiest touchdown celebration of the NFL season. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback was on… Read More

If Paul Allen’s Seattle Seahawks are sold, who could step in? Bill Gates? Jeff Bezos? Howard Schultz?!

Paul Allen saved the Seattle Seahawks when he acquired the team in 1996 and kept the NFL franchise from relocating… Read More

Scan your fingerprint, get a beer: Testing CLEAR’s biometric tech at a Seahawks game

Shorter lines at the stadium and buying beer without a wallet — it’s now possible for Seattle sports fans who… Read More

Seahawks honor Paul Allen with 12th Man flag raising at first home game since owner passed

In the first Seahawks home game since Paul Allen passed away, the NFL franchise honored its late owner with a… Read More

NFL star QB Aaron Rodgers invests in Vicis as high-tech helmet startup reaches $84M in funding

Vicis is adding another big name to its investor list as the company opens up sales of its high-tech football… Read More

Dallas Cowboys owner would carry Jeff Bezos ‘piggyback’ to get him to buy Seattle Seahawks

In the wake of Paul Allen’s death last week, it’s too early to know much about the fate of the… Read More

Review: Amazon’s Twitch NFL live stream shows potential future of live sports online

Amazon is using Twitch and its Thursday Night Football live streams to test new gamification features that might change the… Read More

He lost his website to the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, but diehard fan stands by his tech idea

Michael Wienckowski was raised in Green Bay, Wisc., and has been a Green Bay Packers fan his entire life. His grandfather… Read More