NFL team becomes first to embrace VR technology

Reports have revealed that the Dallas Cowboys are the first NFL team to adopt VR tech from a Stanford-based company called StriVRLabs.

The franchise dedicated a new room at its training facility to the tech, which it'll use to help quarterbacks, linebackers and safeties.

Players will put on an Oculus Rift or other headset and then watch scrimmages recorded by 360-degree cameras attached to players' helmets. Compared to watching regular films, Dallas coach Jason Garrett said, "this allows you to get a little closer (to the action) so you can coach better."

Other teams are also considering the tech, which is so far only a visual, and not an interactive tool. But it's the immersive quality that makes it work, according to StriVR's founder, ex-Stanford Cardinals kicker Derek Belch. "Even the best Madden characters just kinda hover across the screen," Belch says. "They don't bump into each other and (tell) your brain, 'This is real.'"