How the Yellow Line is Drawn in Football Coverage

As you might expect, the camera position, angle, zoom etc are fed back to computers where the green field is replaced with yellow. Interestingly, one operator’s entire job is to match the replacement color to prevent the line from drawing on top of players when it’s muddy or foggy. Are green pants illegal now?

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