The league revealed ahead of the season that it would be modernizing and increasing its use of technology, as the finale ...

The NFL is pushing the much-scrutinized "chain gang" method of line-to-gain measurement toward the sideline — at least partially. The league approved a new set of rules changes on April 1 at the ...

You know the feeling. You’re watching an NFL game and a player pushes forward for a crucial first down. Maybe he got it. Maybe he didn’t. You won’t know for sure until a middle-aged man fully unfurls ...

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 ...

Harry Woods and Paul Muni in I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. Harry Woods and Paul Muni in I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang.Everett Collection In the 1930s, Warner Bros. was the scrappiest studio, ...

The Jacksonville Jaguars play their first preseason game of the 2025 season Saturday, Aug. 9 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's the first of three preseason games. New to the NFL for the 2025 ...

The NFL will no longer be using the chain gang as the primary means of determining whether a spot is a first down, and fans had some strong reactions to the news. Beginning next season, Sony’s ...

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, it appeared as ...