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Football Program Uses Robots To Keep Young Players Safe During Practice

The Westford-Acton-Boxboro Knights Pop Warner Football program is stepping up their game using new state of the art Mobile Virtual Players.

Pop Warner football players chase MVPs.
Pop Warner football players chase MVPs. (WBZ-TV)

WESTFORD (CBS) — The Westford-Acton-Boxboro Knights Pop Warner Football program is stepping up their game using new state of the art Mobile Virtual Players or MVPs to help avoid concussions during practice.

“This bag helps with not hitting and having the impact up here,” Orion Saunders, a player for the Knights explained pointing to his head.

“We’ve been able to work on tackling at a high level and not sacrifice bodies,” said Coach David Silton.

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