"The NFL has banned the use of certain technologies to be used prior the game. Specifically, iPads cannot be used two hours prior to a regular season game."
Cannot be used by who? The coaching staff? The crowd in the stands? The journalists covering the game?
It's to lessen the potential impact of a breach. a) you have a chance to recover from a hack in that two hours, b) it can reduce the speed with which leaked data gets to the opposition, and c) it reduces the likelihood of a hack getting valuable data.
And these are just a few reasons I can think of. There's nothing but benefits to this policy and very small negatives.
It's analogous to filling the moat before a battle. It's just a defense intended to slow an enemy. Try to remember that these guys are some seriously strategic thinkers, they're not morons and they're not technophobes.
Cannot be used by who? The coaching staff? The crowd in the stands? The journalists covering the game?