Today, the NFL announced a new partnership with Amazon Web Services to develop a set of software tools to try and predict what causes player injuries. Called'Digital Athlete,' the program will insert a computer created player into millions of simulated games to generate recommendations about changing player equipment, altering the game's rules, and minimizing injuries in certain scenarios. The program will use Amazon's Regoknition system to break down video feeds from current NFL games and record information about everything from play selection, weather, playing surface, and player position. Amazon and the NFL will partner on a new program called'Digital Athlete,' and AI-driven simulation of millions of games using a computer-created player to learn more about player injuries Amazon's SageMaker software will also be used to build machine learning models to apply that data as the basis to simulate new variations on individual plays and entire games. 'When we apply next-generation technology to advance player health and safety, everyone wins – from players to clubs to fans,' NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.