#200 Sam Schwartzstein On Playing With Andrew Luck, Building An 800+ Person Team At The XFL, And The Future Of NFL Broadcasting At Amazon
Sam Schwartzstein played center at Stanford University (with Andrew Luck). He was a founding member of XFL 2.0, building a team of 800+ employees to oversee the playing rules, on-field technology, and player/coach compensation model. He now works on Amazon Prime's NFL production, integrating Next Gen Stats into Thursday Night Football's weekly broadcasts. We talk about playing with Andrew Luck at Stanford, how he got recruited to join the XFL, his process for reinventing different parts of the rulebook, why the XFL ultimately failed and how much it cost, how Amazon is revolutionizing football broadcasts, and more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices