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Wilson Upgrades Smart Football With Input From NFL-Bound Sam Darnold

When potential #1 overall NFL draft pick Sam Darnold was training last summer, his coach Jordan Palmer noticed he’d developed an elongated throwing motion on longer passes and was wasting time and energy. Deploying a Wilson football with undetectable sensors, Palmer and Darnold evaluated alternative throwing motions for long passes and were able to come […]

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Gatorade’s ‘Beat The Blitz’ Uses VR To Tackle Dehydration

Gatorade has come up with a new way to entertain while teaching athletes about proper hydration. The beverage company unveiled its new ‘Beat The Blitz’ VR game featuring former NFL All-Pro and Super Bowl champion, Peyton Manning. “I look a little younger in 3D,” quipped Manning in a recently released Gatorade video. ‘Beat The Blitz’ has […]

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