Defense wins NFL championships — along with a good information technology department.
To borrow a term coined by New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman, the time has arrived for the league’s “computer folks.”
With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing this month’s NFL draft into a virtual space that will unfold in online meetings, the league’s IT departments are moving into the proverbial corner offices. Not only because teams are seeking flawlessly reliable communications during their draft process, but also because there are some building jitters about making sure the content of those meetings is completely impenetrable.