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Super Bowl security prepares for drones with trackers and jammers

NBCNews By David Ingram,

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Super Bowl LVIII will feature a tough defensive scheme that has nothing to do with a football. This one is about stopping drones. 

The NFL and federal law enforcement officials are taking a hard line Sunday to keep players and fans safe from unauthorized drones at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas where the Kansas City Chiefs will play the San Francisco 49ers. 

Unapproved drone flights have become a persistent problem for the NFL, as well as for other sports leagues and large public gatherings. The NFL said there were about 2,500 drone incursions near stadiums during the 2022-2023 season, an increase of about 90% from a year earlier.