The jokes will write themselves. But we’ll still perhaps write one or two of them.
The Patriots have joined the virtual reality craze. To the extent that four of 32 NFL teams constitutes a craze. (Now that the Patriots have embraced it, a true craze it soon will be.)
According to Shira Springer of the Boston Globe, the Patriots and coach Bill Belichick will be using the technologies of STRIVR Labs, which employs real video shot through a 360-degree camera to assist with training.
The Cowboys and 49ers previously joined forces with STRIVR Labs, and the Buccaneers will use the competing system from EON Sports VR, which uses video-game images.