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 ...

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 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 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 is modernizing how first downs are measured during games. Starting in the 2025 season, the league will replace the traditional chain measurement with Hawk-Eye virtual technology to determine ...

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 ...