The NFL is planning to phase out chain-gang measurements this upcoming season. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Wednesday that the league is slated to move to Hawk-Eye virtual technology to ...

The NFL is finally saying goodbye to the old-school chain gang and embracing technology to measure first downs. Starting in the 2025 season, the league will rely on Hawk-Eye virtual measurement ...

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 ...

Jamie Beacom has been a staple on the sidelines of 49ers games for close to 37 years now as a member of San Francisco’s chain crew, but according to news stories from earlier this week ...

Pivotal decisions in a billion-dollar professional sports league will no longer come down to people on the sidelines holding a pair of sticks held by a chain. Well, for the most part. On Wednesday ...