The NFL will test an optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings this preseason, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. If all goes well, the league will implement the technology for the regular ...

The chain may no longer keep us together. The NFL is moving forward this preseason with an optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings, sources tell CBS Sports. The system had been tried out in a ...

The NFL’s method for measuring first downs — two bright orange sticks and a chain — could soon be getting a technological upgrade. The league plans to test optical tracking for line-to-gain rulings in ...

The National Football League plans to experiment with optical tracking technology this preseason, a move that could eventually make the league's sideline chain gang obsolete, according to sources in ...

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The days of measuring for first downs manually isn't over yet, but the NFL is moving closer to that point. The league has been testing optical tracking as a way to replace the chain gang as the ...