The Pittsburgh Steelers tested out using robots in the spring and apparently, they liked what they saw. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler is reporting the Steelers, along with two other teams, have placed order for the football robot “MVP” to use in training camp.
Matthew Marczi originally wrote about the team’s use of the “Mobile Virtual Player,” back in May. An excerpt from that article, with quotes sourced from Steelers.com writer Teresa Varley.
As much of a traditionalist and historian of the game that Tomlin can be sometimes, he often has a forward-thinking element about his methods, and the Steelers have not been entirely opposed to incorporating a variety of technology in the past.