The NFL plans to replace the first-down chains with the Hawk-Eye virtual measurement system for the 2025 regular season, the league announced Wednesday, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.

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 ...

While the chains will still be on the sidelines as a backup, the primary method for first-down rulings will now be technology-driven. The Hawk-Eye system, already used in sports like tennis and ...

The league plans to use the tech as the primary way to determine if a ball crosses the first-down line. A chain gang will still be on the sidelines as a backup. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh ...

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 ...

The NFL is going to implement Hawk-Eye virtual measurement to determine line to gain for a first down instead of the chain gang method, which was long used by the league for the same purpose in games.

The NFL expects to adopt automated measurement of potential first-down calls in 2025, league officials told reporters on Wednesday, but fans will still have plenty of chances to get irrationally upset ...

The system would alert officials on the field immediately if a player advanced the ball enough for a first down. To be clear, this would not eliminate the chain crew entirely. That group will ...

The NFL plans to prioritize the use of electronic first down measurements in 2025 ... the primary method of measuring line to gain. The chain gang will still work the sidelines of NFL games ...

While the system will replace the traditional chain measurement ... the ball and determining whether an offense picked up a first down, but it is expected to save time. Garafolo noted it took ...