NFL RFID tags report position 10 times a second

The NFL’s Next Gen Stats program tracks players with RFID tags rather than cameras. Each player wears two or three tags in their shoulder pads, and a stadium’s 20 to 30 ultra-wide-band receivers read those tags about 10 times per second, charting movement to within inches and generating more than 200 new data points on every play.

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Last verified June 7, 2026