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 ...

The Detroit Lions will no longer have to complain to referees about a questionable ball placement, since technology is coming to the rescue. The NFL and Sony’s Hawk-Eye announced a partnership Tuesday ...

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 ...

Sony's Hawk-Eye virtual measurement system allows the NFL to accurately and efficiently measure the distance between the spotted ball and the line to gain. The technology, tested extensively last ...

*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 ...

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 ...

A badly hurt bird didn’t fly with this cop. A Suffolk County deputy sheriff is being lauded as a local hero after rescuing a red-tailed hawk she saw injured on an Eastport road. The female deputy ...

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 ...