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 ...

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Sometimes the NFL is pretty far behind the times. And technology. For instance they have had the technology required to gauge whether a ball had cross the first down line for years, but declined to ...

*Years after being a standard in tennis and soccer, Sony’s Hawk-Eye technology is coming to the NFL. According to 107.5 TheFan, the shift from a chain crew to measure first downs will start in the ...

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When the NFL regular season kicks off Thursday night on NBC, you may notice a conspicuous absence the first time the referees need to measure the spot of the ball. That’s because, beginning with this ...

The NFL will use Sony’s Hawk-Eye Virtual Measurement Technology, “as the primary method for measuring the line to gain.” It will measure the location of the ball in relation to the first down.

For quite a long time, the NFL has stuck with an old-school way of measuring first downs- the chain gang. It’s a method that works, but it’s not perfect. Mistakes happen, and fans have seen plenty of ...