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 ...

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 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 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 method for measuring first downs in the NFL will switch from chain gangs to camera-based technology in 2025, the league announced Tuesday. The official use of Sony's Hawk-Eye virtual measurement ...

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 ...