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The Project

This project investigates lower-body injuries and concussions sustained in the NFL over sets of 2 seasons in order to attempt to determine factors associated with such injuries. We hope to provide insights to the factors correlating with high risk to protect players while maintaining the game as much as is safely possible.

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The Process

  • Get the Data - Data acquisition and storage
  • Explore the Playing Field - What are we working with?
  • Clean it - Remove missing fields, fix issues, eliminate problems
  • Transform it - Prepare data for graphical and machine learning analyses
  • Establish machine learning models
  • Analyze it - What was learned? How can we improve the model?
  • Next Play - Improve the model, re-analyze
  • Present the results
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    The Features

    This project features numerous types of media to explore the injuries in the NFL:

  • The Replays - interactive football field that allows the user to explore injurious plays
  • The Stats - interactive charts that allow the user to filter conditions and plays
  • Recent Injuries - shows for most recent injuries that have made headlines
  • Findings Ticker - Scrollable Top Bar to Examine Findings
    • The Replays
    The Stats
    The Algorithm
    The NFL is committed to advancing progress in the Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of sports-related injuries - this project investigates factors involved in lower-body injuries and concussions
    The purpose of this project is to determine such factors to give insight to better equipment for the safety of not only NFL players, but also instill better play habits for younger players
    The importance of reducing these risks is essential, as we are finding more evidence of irreversible effects of such injuries, both physically and mentally
    The NFL evaluates and changes rules to evolve the game and try to improve protections for players - since 2002 alone, the NFL has made 50 rules changes intended to eliminate potentially dangerous tactics and reduce the risk of injuries
    Based on these findings, there is the potential to reduce the risks of severe lower-body injuries with natural turf
    Additionally, there is the potential to reduce the risk of concussions during punt plays for specific positions by limiting the difference between the direction of motion and orientation
    The ultimate goal of this project and the NFL's commitment is to create a safer environment for our players, while maintaining the features that define America's greatest sport

    15 Most Recent Injuries

    Team Player Position Injury
    DET Kendrick Law WR Knee - ACL
    HOU Marlin Klein TE Hamstring
    LV Jermod McCoy CB Knee
    MIA Caleb Douglas WR Undisclosed
    MIA Chris Bell WR Knee - ACL
    MIN Caleb Banks DT Foot
    NE Quintayvious Hutchins LB Undisclosed
    NE Gabe Jacas LB Undisclosed
    NO Zxavian Harris DT Foot
    NO Jordyn Tyson WR Undisclosed
    NO Christen Miller DT Hamstring
    NYG Thaddeus Dixon CB Achilles
    NYJ Cade Klubnik QB Back
    NYJ Kenyon Sadiq TE Abdomen
    PHI Makai Lemon WR Hamstring

    The Replays

    Explore the Field by Position and Type of Injury

    Tableau Field

    The Stats

    Interact with Injury and Concussion Analyses

    Bar Chart

    The Algorithm

    Examine the Machine Learning Models

    ML Analysis

    The Design

    Investigate the Data Sources and Organization

    Database Image

    The Delivery

    Walk through the Stakeholder Presentation

    ML 3d Image

    The Report

    Review the Complete Project Analysis

    Mathematical Slide