The NFL is replacing its traditional human-operated "chain gang" crews with a new innovative technology to decide ball ...

Starting next season, a system of cameras will determine whether to award a first down rather than trot out a 10-yard chain.

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 ...

During the league's annual winter meetings, the NFL announced that beginning with the 2025 season, it will do away with its traditional human-operated chain measurement system, opting instead for ...