(CNN) – Making it to the NFL requires talent – and practice. Most people understand that. But many may not know much about the tools and equipment athletes use to hone their skills. One such piece of ...

The future of the NFL may be robotic machinery. So much so that the Green Bay Packers have recently incorporated Monarc's fancy new Jugs machine, which has the ability to throw and kick footballs as ...

JUGS machines are just as big a part of football as up-down drills and Oklahoma's, and the Green Bay Packers have themselves an awesome one. For the uninitiated or those who have never been to ...

STILLWATER -- It has long been a machine that was much more associated with baseball. How many of us have stood in front of the two rapidly spinning rubber tires with a bat in our hands trying to hit ...

The Jugs changeup machine (left) and original curveball machine in the company's warehouse. (Joe Mussatto) The warehouse would be quiet if not for the squeaking of tape stretched across the top of a ...

Extra time with the JUGS machine was the remedy of choice for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed after a 2024 season that featured too many drops. After Wednesday's OTA session, Reed said ...

In training camp, pass catchers catch plenty of passes from quarterbacks. They also catch them from a machine that has one purpose. To simulate to throwing of a pass. But there’s a caveat when it ...

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati wide receiver Xzavier Henderson isn't messing around with his leadership or lead-target role among his position group. The veteran revealed on Friday that he bought a JUGS ...

With just under 10 minutes to play, the chant started, and it was loud. “M-V-P, M-V-P,” Levi’s Stadium bellowed, as Jimmy Garoppolo pushed the 49ers toward yet another touchdown in their 44-33 victory ...