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 ...

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.

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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 ...

The USFL’s inaugural season debuts next week and they are already grinding into the future when it comes to first downs. Like the XFL in 2001, the USFL has some technological innovations that will ...

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 ...