Editors’ introduction: Spygate and sports law analytics

Abstract

The purpose of our editors’ introduction is three-fold. First, we provide a primer on sports law analytics for this special issue of the Journal of Sports Analytics. Second, we briefly summarize the papers accepted for inclusion in the special issue following double-blind peer review. Third, we present original research on one of the most vexing sports law analytics questions in the past decade— Is there evidence that the New England Patriots gained a competitive advantage from recording and analyzing opponents’ signals in contravention of NFL rules?