NFL teams spend millions on players who miss time due to injury—but how much does that really impact winning? Professor Joel Shapiro will discuss how a new metric—percent cash wasted—quantifies the financial cost of injuries and its direct link to team performance. Using a decade of NFL data, we uncover how reducing wasted payroll can improve a team’s chances of making the playoffs. Join us to learn how the development of new metrics, in combination with AI, are giving sports executives the tools to make smarter roster decisions and optimize spending.