NFL testing state-of-the-art technology to help spot football, but when could it be implemented?
Like usual, they'll spot the ball and assess — with the help of the chain gang — what is and is not a first down. Meanwhile, ...
NFL officials spotting the football isn’t going away despite several technological advances
The NFL will engage its Competition Committee on technology to take virtual line-to-gain measurements next season. Read more ...
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: League will keep examining ways to help officials spot football
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that the league will continue to look at ways to help on-field officials ...
2025 NFL Combine invites: Ohio State, Texas, Georgia lead way among schools with most players in Indianapolis
The NFL sent out its official invites this week, now that the 2024 college football season is well in the rearview. In ...
NFL Won't Rely on Technology to Spot the Ball Amid Controversies
The NFL says that the human element of spotting the ball during plays cannot and will not be replaced, despite advances in ...
Roger Goodell Addresses Potential Implementation of Ball-Spot Technology in NFL
A controversial ball spot in the AFC championship game invited criticism of the NFL's system for measuring first downs.
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NFL officials spotting the football isn’t going away despite several technological advances
The NFL will engage its Competition Committee on technology to take virtual line-to-gain measurements next season, but officials will continue to spot the football ... after the ball is spotted ...
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NFL could use electronics, but no chips, to measure first downs next season
The system, which the NFL has tested in game conditions in recent seasons, would involve the football being ... in which officials’ spot of the ball on a fourth-down sneak by Buffalo Bills ...
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Why the NFL still uses refs, not technology, to spot the ball
And in every NFL football, there is a coin-sized chip ... For now, it still requires human officials to spot the ball; only then does it virtually measure distance to the first-down line.