PISCATAWAY – In football lingo they are known as the chain gang. At Rutgers University, however, the sideline crew could ...

A chain gang will still be on the sidelines as a backup ... “This is post spotting the ball,” NFL senior vice president of football business strategy Kimberly Fields told The Washington ...

The NFL is planning to modernize the first down measurement system in 2025, league football operations representatives ... of measuring line to gain. The chain gang will still work the sidelines ...

The chain gang, which has been used for practically the entire lifetime of football, will still be on the sidelines, but will be used as a secondary method to determine the distance. Now ...

(Image Via Getty) Ahead of the 2025 season, the NFL is all set for a big change, which was discussed recently in a meeting that the executive vice president of football, Troy Vincent chaired.

According to Kimberly Fields, NFL senior vice president of football operations ... For years, NFL fans and analysts have criticized the chain gang for being outdated and occasionally leading ...

To be clear, this would not eliminate the chain crew entirely. That group will remain in place as a backup to the virtual system. NFL senior VP of football operations Kimberly Fields told the ...

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 ...

NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent told reporters Wednesday. The chain gang will stick around as needed, NFL Network added. This would mean that all measurements ...

At a football operations press briefing in Indianapolis ... per NFL Network's Mike Garafolo. The chain gang isn't leaving. It will remain on sidelines as a backup. The NFL has been working ...

However, this massive change could heavily impact football in 2025 and beyond. ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 27: Members of the chain gang walk off the field during the first half of an NFL football ...

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