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 ...

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Goodbye, chain gang. Hello, technology. The NFL will make a 21st century approach to its first down measurement system for the 2025 season, getting rid of the chain gang and instead going with a ...

Starting next season, a system of cameras will determine whether to award a first down rather than trot out a 10-yard chain. But humans will still... WASHINGTON — Starting this fall, the NFL will ...