For decades, the NFL has used a couple of orange poles connected by a 10-yard-long chain to measure the line to gain for first downs. That is changing in 2025. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported ...

Wimbledon Hawk-Eye software at the centre of the electric line-calling failure has been overhauled after an operator accidentally turned the system off without noticing. It can be revealed that the ...

The next time a measurement is needed to determine a first down, it won't be the chain gang coming out to make the measurement — it won't even be a human. At the NFL's spring owners meeting on Tuesday ...

The NFL announced this week that it will use a high-tech system of cameras in the upcoming season to track the ball down the field and determine whether a team gets a first down. Sony's Hawk-Eye ...

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 ...

The NFL will use Sony’s Hawk-Eye technology to measure first downs in games. The league made the announcement on Tuesday and said the Hawk-Eye technology will be used starting this fall. The chain ...

Chain gangs will still adorn NFL sidelines in 2025, but they’ll back up technology for the first time. League officials announced Tuesday that the Hawk-Eye technology used in tennis would take over as ...