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Jun 17, 2025

NFL Combine gains real-time insights for informed draft day decisions with Azure AI

Each year, the NFL Combine brings together coaches and scouts from its 32 clubs to evaluate the talent and performance data of more than 300 of the best athletes in the world. The decisions made at the Combine shape the future of football clubs and players alike. Delays or oversights during the event can come with a cost. 

The need to speed access to data and insights within the existing NFL Combine App drove the latest evolution of the app, which has supported clubs at Combine for several seasons. The addition of an AI assistant, designed to allow scouts and coaches to get instantaneous player insights and ask their questions with common Combine vernacular, marked a major leap forward.  

“We went for it! We decided to dramatically change the game for these clubs by giving them exactly what they need when they need it,” explains Jeff Foster, President of National Football Scouting (NFS). “We wanted to transform hours of tedious, manual effort into seconds of grab-and-go data.”  

 

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