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00:02:05Millions of young people around the world dream of becoming professional
00:02:08athletes. American football is by far the most watched sport in
00:02:12the United States, and in the 21st century it is increasingly gaining
00:02:16global significance.
00:02:18N1. Thank you for your attention. The best NFL players are in We'll hang out next week on the spotlight, as are their prominent colleagues from other
00:02:22sports. They earn enormous sums of money and enjoy
00:02:26privileges that most people can only
00:02:29dream of. However, a successful sports career does not
00:02:32mean a life without problems, nor that all of them are capable of
00:02:36being role models and idols. This week, our
00:02:38Ognjan Bojic brings us a story about NFL
00:02:41scandals.
00:02:49Over the last few decades, a large number of famous American football players
00:02:53have found themselves behind bars for serious criminal offenses, some of them
00:02:56sentenced to decades-long sentences. One of the most famous
00:03:00cases is Aaron Hernandez, a former New England
00:03:03Patriots tight end, convicted of the murder of Odin Lloyd in 2013.
00:03:06He received a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
00:03:10The investigation into the Lloyd case revealed evidence thanks to
00:03:13which Hernandez was charged with the murders of two more people committed
00:03:17in July 2012 in Boston. Hernandez was found
00:03:20dead in his prison cell in April 2017, after committing
00:03:24suicide at the age of 28. The case of Henry
00:03:28Ruggs also attracted significant public attention. The Las Vegas
00:03:31Raiders wide receiver pleaded guilty after a fatal car accident
00:03:35he caused because he was under the influence of alcohol in 2021 in Las
00:03:38Vegas, driving at high
00:03:41speed. As a result, 22-year-old Serbian
00:03:44Tina Tintor died. He was sentenced to a prison
00:03:48term of 10 years with the possibility of parole after three
00:03:51years. In June, his request for release from prison was
00:03:55denied. The Raiders had previously selected him from the 12th position of the
00:03:582020 draft. After a brilliant college career in an Alabama
00:04:02jersey, in two seasons in the NFL, he played 20 games, caught
00:04:0550 passes, gained a total of 986 yards, and scored
00:04:09four touchdowns. Among the most difficult cases is Darren
00:04:13Sharper, a safety who played 14 years in the NFL, was a member of the ideal
00:04:17team twice and won a title playing for the New Orleans Saints
00:04:20in 2010. After his retirement a year later,
00:04:24he faced accusations of drugging and then raping multiple
00:04:27women, for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2016.
00:04:31He is expected to be released in late 2028.
00:04:35In the previous period, the arrest of
00:04:39Terrion Arnold, a former Detroit cornerback, also attracted attention.
00:04:42He is charged with kidnapping and armed robbery, for which he could be
00:04:46sentenced to a long prison sentence. Local police stated that
00:04:49the 20-year-old was the main organizer of
00:04:52the attack. Arnold, however, denies any involvement, but according
00:04:56to the state prosecutor's office, he is accused of organizing
00:05:00the kidnapping and torture of several individuals in cooperation with
00:05:03six other people, including two who pleaded guilty and
00:05:06agreed to cooperate with authorities. The victims told
00:05:10police that Arnold's
00:05:14gunpoint and beat them, while simultaneously broadcasting the attack live
00:05:17to Arnold via phone. Police claim that Arnold gave
00:05:21instructions and later came to the apartment where it all
00:05:24happened. Police announced that three young men, all in their late
00:05:28teens, were held at gunpoint, beaten, pistol-whipped, and
00:05:32robbed in an apartment in Tampa on February 4. The incident occurred
00:05:36three days after a theft was reported of personal property worth more
00:05:39than $250,000 belonging to Arnold and other
00:05:43individuals from a rented house in Largo, about 30 km
00:05:46west of the city. Arnold was a first-round pick in the NFL
00:05:50draft in 2024, after shining in an Alabama jersey in
00:05:53NCWA competition. Last season for the Detroit Lions, he
00:05:57recorded 31 tackles and one interception. He ended the season
00:06:00prematurely due to a shoulder injury, which was surgically repaired,
00:06:03and the Lions released him due to
00:06:06the accusations. The case is still ongoing, and it is not yet known
00:06:10whether Arnold will actually end up in prison. In recent years,
00:06:13there have been more cases in which former NFL players have been convicted of
00:06:17various criminal offenses. Linebacker Robert McKnight, with almost a decade of experience in the
00:06:20NFL, was sentenced to five years in prison for healthcare
00:06:24insurance fraud, while former running back Zac Stacy served
00:06:28a six-month prison sentence for domestic violence against his partner in front of their then
00:06:32five-month-old child back in 2021.
00:06:35Former prominent tight end, now 68-year-old Hall of Famer
00:06:39Kellen Winslow, was also sentenced in 2021 to
00:06:4214 years in prison for rape and several other criminal
00:06:46offenses. Rae Carruth played for the Carolina Panthers as a wide receiver for three
00:06:49years in the late 20th century, and in 2001 he was convicted of
00:06:53organizing the murder of his pregnant girlfriend and served 18 years of
00:06:56his prison sentence. Former linebacker Eric Naposki, who
00:07:00spent two years in the NFL in the late 80s, is serving a life sentence
00:07:04for murder. However, all previous cases were overshadowed by O.J.
00:07:08Simpson, although he was acquitted of double murder in the criminal trial, he
00:07:11was later convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping and
00:07:15spent years in prison. The popular Juice was not only a great NFL
00:07:18star and one of the best running backs in history, but he was also
00:07:22popular for his TV and acting career. Simpson
00:07:26was arrested in 1994 and charged with the murders of his ex-wife,
00:07:29Nicole Brown Simpson, and her lover, Ronald
00:07:32Goldman. Although the case was called the trial of the century, Simpson was
00:07:36eventually acquitted of the charges, despite being later found liable
00:07:40in a civil suit. However, in September 2007, Simpson
00:07:43was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with numerous serious felonies such as armed
00:07:47robbery and kidnapping, after robbing dealers who were selling his
00:07:51old football memorabilia. In 2008, he was sentenced to 33
00:07:55years in prison with a minimum of nine years without
00:07:58the possibility of parole. In 2017, he was released on parole,
00:08:02and then in 2021 he fully served his sentence,
00:08:06only to pass away three years later. The case of
00:08:09Ray Lewis remained particularly controversial. In 2001,
00:08:12a year before the famous linebacker led the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl victory
00:08:16and won the award for the game's most valuable player,
00:08:19Ray Lewis and his friends were involved in a fight with two
00:08:23men at a Super Bowl party in Atlanta. Those two
00:08:27men, Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar, died
00:08:30after being stabbed. 11 days after that party, against
00:08:34Lewis and his friends Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting,
00:08:37an indictment for murder was filed. After testifying
00:08:41against his friends, the murder charges against the now
00:08:4451-year-old Lewis were dropped, and he received
00:08:48a minimal sentence, receiving a misdemeanor charge for obstruction of justice.
00:08:51Although the case remains a mystery, it is believed that Lewis
00:08:55paid the victims' families to drop the charges. Ray
00:08:59played 17 years in the NFL, retiring after winning another title
00:09:02in 2013. He was NFL Defensive Player of the Year twice,
00:09:06a first-team All-Pro seven times, and a Pro Bowler 13 times.
00:09:10He recorded 2059 tackles, 41.5
00:09:13sacks, 67 passes defended, 31 interceptions,
00:09:1617 forced fumbles, and 20 recovered fumbles, as well as three
00:09:20defensive touchdowns. He played college football for the Miami
00:09:23Hurricanes. After his career, he was inducted into the
00:09:26Hall of Fame. The NFL has, over the years, punished numerous
00:09:30players for other serious offenses. Revolutionary
00:09:33quarterback Michael Vick served a prison sentence for organizing dog
00:09:36fights, and celebrated cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones had
00:09:40a series of arrests and incidents.
00:09:42One of the biggest draft busts, former quarterback Ryan Leaf, was convicted
00:09:46of burglary and drug possession. The problems were not
00:09:49limited to violent acts. Joel
00:09:53Rufus French was sentenced to over 16 years in prison for
00:09:56years of fraud that defrauded U.S. government healthcare
00:10:00programs of nearly $200 million. According to the verdict,
00:10:03he organized a network of fake medical clinics and medical equipment companies through which fake
00:10:06reimbursement claims were submitted. Behind
00:10:10trophies, million-dollar contracts, and stadium crowds, often,
00:10:13at least for a while, there are people who fail to stay on the right path and end up in
00:10:17courtrooms, many later in prison
00:10:20cells.
00:18:24From earthquakes to floods and wildfires, disasters are
00:18:27becoming more destructive around the world. Rescue teams are
00:18:31racing to save lives. Tech is giving them new tools from
00:18:35drones and robots to AI-powered warning systems. But how much
00:18:39difference can they really make? Let's find
00:18:41out.
00:18:44What if technology could explore a dangerous disaster zone before
00:18:48rescuers go in? AI-powered drones and robots can
00:18:51map damaged areas and assess risks in real
00:18:54time. But for these high-tech tools to work, they need fast and reliable
00:18:58data connections. Researchers at the German Rescue Robotic Center are
00:19:02putting them to the test.
00:19:05Drones could soon become a standard tool for rescue teams. They can scan
00:19:09disaster zones, identify high- risk areas and search for
00:19:13survivors. Drones are often controlled remotely and transmit live
00:19:16video and sensor data to rescue teams. They have to be remote
00:19:20controlled, so we need a low latency. It has to be
00:19:23continuous. It has to be absolutely reliable, so the
00:19:26communication must not break, not even a very, very
00:19:29short time. Lives might depend on
00:19:32it. Wolfgang Kellerer and his colleagues are
00:19:35researching 6G, the next generation of mobile
00:19:38networks. One day it could make communication between people and
00:19:41intelligent machines faster and more
00:19:43reliable.
00:19:47The idea is simple: send the machines in
00:19:50first. Ground robots can enter dangerous buildings. Their sensors
00:19:54collect information while their thermal cameras search for people who
00:19:57may be trapped or
00:19:58injured.
00:20:01Drones and other AI-powered devices are already being used.
00:20:05They help search teams find lost hikers in difficult terrain and provide aid
00:20:09to people trapped by
00:20:10flooding.
00:20:15In 2023, earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria and
00:20:19killed nearly 60,000 people. Drones produced aerial
00:20:22maps of the disaster zone in real
00:20:25time.
00:20:28What our drone operators see is happening right now. There is
00:20:32no time delay. You don't have to wait for the next satellite constellation to pass over
00:20:35the area. So, what you see is what you get, and in
00:20:39rescue scenarios, having real- time data is absolutely
00:20:43crucial. But even the smartest robot is only as good as its
00:20:47connection. If the signal fails, operators lose
00:20:50control. Researchers are testing portable mesh nodes,
00:20:54small wireless relays that work together. They extend wireless
00:20:57coverage, even in difficult terrain. All of this
00:21:01has one goal: keeping rescuers safe. But
00:21:04what happens when someone is buried somewhere even those machines can't
00:21:08reach? Researchers are testing a very different kind of first
00:21:11responder: cockroaches equipped with mini sensors.
00:21:15These biobots can crawl through tiny gaps and hazardous areas looking
00:21:19for survivors. And rescue doesn't only happen on
00:21:23land. Underwater, strong currents and poor visibility can
00:21:26create new challenges. That's where underwater drones come
00:21:30in.
00:21:33This compact underwater drone is designed to make the work of rescue teams
00:21:37easier.
00:21:40According to its developer, it can be deployed in about 10 minutes
00:21:44and operate at a depth of up to 300
00:21:46meters. And its hot swap battery
00:21:50technology supposedly gives it a wired operating range of about
00:21:542 kilometers for up to 4
00:21:56hours. We focus really on the most challenging
00:22:00conditions. So here in Switzerland for example we have rivers
00:22:04which are quite challenging to to operate in as humans.
00:22:07Underwater drones are used to locate water ammunitions. About
00:22:111.6 million tons were dumped in the North and Baltic Seas during the
00:22:15World Wars, posing long-term environmental and
00:22:18safety risks. Using HD cameras and acoustic
00:22:21sensors or sonar, the robot can survey large areas either
00:22:25autonomously or under remote control. Once it
00:22:28identifies an object, operators can guide it for a closer
00:22:31inspection and recover loads of up to 40
00:22:33kilos.
00:22:36Using AI and sensor fusion technology, the drone combines
00:22:40information from cameras and sonar, allowing it to navigate even in murky
00:22:44water.
00:22:48You have both basically. Information and acoustic information, uh,
00:22:52it displays this 3D map um in real time for the operator.
00:22:56Or of course if you have an autonomous interface, it's much simpler. You just say, well, we
00:23:00need to search that area or inspect that kind of
00:23:02structure and it does it for you basically. The
00:23:06system has already been used in search and rescue missions. It could also
00:23:10support offshore wind, oil and gas inspections, reducing the need
00:23:14for dives in hazardous conditions.
00:23:18Drones like this take years of engine engineering and a lot of money.
00:23:21But not every AI rescue tool starts in a big company or
00:23:25research lab. This wildfire detection system began with an
00:23:29idea from a teenager who wanted to protect his community.
00:23:32Today it's helping detect wildfires around the
00:23:35world. I started in 2020 because I personally
00:23:39had family friends who lost their homes to wildfires and
00:23:43I really wanted to do something about it. Franco
00:23:46Rodriguez-Villao was 16 when he co-founded Satellites on Fire,
00:23:50an AI-powered early warning system for wildfires. Today
00:23:54company figures show the platform is used in more than 20 countries and helped
00:23:57authorities respond to more than 600 wildfires in
00:24:002025. The company also says its alert system
00:24:04can detect fires faster than
00:24:05NASA's.
00:24:08We combine satellites, cameras, drones, sensors and
00:24:12AI to detect fires. We have an AI algorithm
00:24:16that is enabling us to detect much faster by
00:24:19combining different kinds of information with reports from customers in
00:24:23territory. The platform can send smartphone
00:24:26alerts to people who are in danger and notify
00:24:30first responders. Franco's goal is to save lives
00:24:33and to protect forests, wildlife and fragile
00:24:37ecosystems.
00:24:42we want to be an integral solution for this problem globally, so this means
00:24:46being in prevention, detection, monitoring and suppression of the fires.
00:24:53But many regions simply don't have this technology. In many places
00:24:56hit hardest by climate related disasters, rescue teams work
00:25:00with whatever they have. Pakistan is among the countries most
00:25:04vulnerable to climate change. Every monsoon,
00:25:07floods kill hundreds and in the worst years force millions from their
00:25:10homes. The warning systems often don't reach everyone.
00:25:14That's where Citizen Let technology can
00:25:16help. Nothing but water were... roads and fields
00:25:20once stood. Pakistan's monsoon floods are a deadly threat. In
00:25:242022 alone, flooding killed more than 1,700 people and affected
00:25:2833 million others, nearly one in seven Pakistanis. In
00:25:32some flood prone areas, early warning systems still have gaps. Studies point
00:25:35to problems with monitoring, forecasting and
00:25:38coordination.
00:25:41In some places, communities, NGOs and startups are
00:25:45stepping in. One Karachi-based IoT company has
00:25:48installed sensors at
00:25:57The system uses two kinds of sensors: ultrasonic sensors
00:26:01measure water levels.
00:26:34Irrigation officials can then check water levels at each flood control
00:26:37gate on their dashboard and monitor the
00:26:40situation.
00:26:46Getting that technology into rural Sindh province isn't
00:26:49easy. Mobile coverage can be
00:26:51patchy.
00:26:53But where they work, the sensors give authorities more time to warn people and
00:26:57evacuate.
00:27:02Millions of people live in informal settlements that are hard hit by
00:27:06flooding. Many of these areas are poorly mapped,
00:27:09making evacuation even more
00:27:11difficult.
00:27:13A local initiative is now digitizing old maps and combining them with
00:27:17satellite imagery to map flood routes. People in
00:27:20Karachi already share flood updates on WhatsApp, warning about flooded
00:27:24streets and blocked roads. Now those
00:27:27crowdsourced reports are feeding a live map through an app called
00:27:30Arfart Info.
00:27:36We take all of that data together and we collectively turn it into a
00:27:40live map which lets you choose your mode of
00:27:43transport and based on that it tells you what
00:27:47is a safe way for you to take. For
00:27:51now these tools remain local and limited. But as
00:27:54floods become more severe, the challenge is getting them to the people
00:27:58who need them most.
00:28:04One of the best rescue tools is also one of the simplest: phone
00:28:07alerts. They can save more lives than the most expensive rescue
00:28:11equipment. When a powerful earthquake struck Venezuela in June
00:28:142026, the country had no public early warning
00:28:18system, but millions of Android phones still sounded
00:28:21an alarm. Using data from smartphones, Google's alert system
00:28:25detected the quake and warned people before the strongest shaking
00:28:29arrived. Chile, by contrast, has a state-run warning
00:28:32system, one of the most established in Latin America. It sends alerts to
00:28:36millions of phones within seconds.
00:28:40At Chile's National Disaster Prevention and Response Service, every
00:28:43second counts. The team issues early warnings and
00:28:47coordinates the response to earthquakes, tsunamis and
00:28:50other emergencies. AI helps get those warnings out in
00:28:53time.
00:28:58AI helps us collect, consolidate and process information more
00:29:01efficiently. So we can produce timely reports, issue alerts
00:29:05and analyze incoming data. The goal is to
00:29:08ensure that both authorities and the public are warned in a timely
00:29:11manner.
00:29:14To warn as many people as possible, Senapred relies on cell
00:29:18broadcast technology. Instead of sending millions of individual text
00:29:22messages, alerts are transmitted simultaneously from every cell tower
00:29:25in the danger zone to all compatible phones nearby.
00:29:29Even if the networks are overloaded, the warning still gets through.
00:30:32people when they need it most. Fast, reliable phone alerts are
00:30:36the first line of defense. AI, drones and robots
00:30:40are helping rescue teams go even further. That's all for
00:30:44me, bye.