When it’s time to measure for a first down in the USFL, the officials will call for a high-tech solution in place of the decidedly low-tech 10-yard chains that have been used in football for a century ...

The Detroit Lions will no longer have to complain to referees about a questionable ball placement, since technology is coming to the rescue. The NFL and Sony’s Hawk-Eye announced a partnership Tuesday ...

Fans tuning into the annual NFL Hall of Fame Game late last month may have noticed something a little different, and it wasn't just that they were watching the only game of the year to be held at the ...

The NFL is upgrading one area of the rules. The longstanding "chain gang" is no more... mostly. During the 2025 NFL owners meetings, the usage of a Hawk-eye system to measure first downs was approved.

Starting next season, a system of cameras will determine whether to award a first down rather than trot out a 10-yard chain. Calls for technology assistance in placing the football grew louder after ...

WASHINGTON — Starting this fall, the NFL will retire the use of chain crews to measure for first downs in favor of camera-based technology that can determine the distance automatically, the league ...

While the NFL continues to use the century-old sticks-and-chain method to measure for first downs, the UFL is employing high-tech tools. The new United Football League, which kicked off its inaugural ...

The NFL will use Sony's Hawk-Eye technology as the primary way to measure the line to gain, the league announced Tuesday at its annual spring owners meetings. The technology will use six 8K cameras to ...

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The NFL will replace the chain gang with a virtual measuring system starting in the 2025 season. The virtual system, developed by Sony’s Hawk-Eye, will determine the line of scrimmage and can be used ...