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The Dallas Cowboys Will Train Their Quarterbacks With Virtual Reality Headsets

Posted by samzenpus on from the put-on-your-helmet dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The Dallas Cowboys have signed a two-year deal with a virtual reality sports startup called StriVR Lab to train quarterbacks using a VR headset according to reports. The technology was originally developed by Derek Belch, a former kicker at Stanford, and it is credited with turning around the school's football program. Besides Stanford, StriVR also signed deals with: Arkansas, Clemson, Vanderbilt, Auburn and Dartmouth.

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  1. Uh-oh by Dave+Emami · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jocks and nerds, living together. Mass hysteria!

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    "The Greens lynched a hacker in Chicago. Last month, but I think the body's still hanging from the old Water Tower."
    1. Re:Uh-oh by halivar · · Score: 2, Funny

      As it turns out, the lead programmer used to get atomic wedgies by Tony Romo in high school. Finally, at long last, he has a chance for revenge. But since Romo can't get any worse, he gets better anyways. No matter what, nerds lose.

  2. Football... by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 2, Funny

    Football?

    Oh yeah, that's the game where they mostly carry the ball around, right?

    ...and it's also the one where the ball isn't a ball?

    I think I remember now.

  3. Virtual DeflateGate by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm creating the Flat-A-Tron to sell to the New England Patriots

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    Table-ized A.I.