NFL to test optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings in preseason with eyes toward 2024 implementation A successful trial run could yield a big change in the NFL in 2024 ...

The optical tracking system is designed to notify officials if a first down has been reached after the ball has been spotted, which would save time that is now devoted to taking on-field measurements.

Last March, NFL chief football administrative officer Dawn Aponte told Joe Lemire of Sports Business Journal that the league is testing optical tracking technology that "can supplement or replace ...

NFL NFL could use electronics, but no chips, to measure first downs next season. The NFL is considering the use of optical tracking cameras to determine the line to gain, but the ball would still ...

The NFL intends to move forward with an optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings, according to CBS Sports, with plans to test out the system during the 2024 preseason.

EAGAN, Minn. — The NFL will not utilize its electronic system to measure first downs during the 2024 regular season, a person familiar with the league’s planning on the issue said Monday.

Prior to the 2024 season, the NFL’s Competition Committee and “Future of Football Committee” approved trials of Hawk-Eye, an optical tracking system similar to the one that instantaneously ...

The technology consists of six 8K cameras used for optical tracking of the ball’s position. Tied into the existing replay system and housed in the league’s New York central officiating center ...

Sony's collaboration with the NFL on this technology originated with the league's adoption of Hawk-Eye's Synchronized Multi-Angle Replay Technology (SMART) in 2021, a system used to combine video ...

The NFL is adopting Sony’s Hawk-Eye camera technology the measure the line to gain, replacing a system done manually with chains.

In the aftermath of the latest example of the NFL’s imperfections when it comes to determining whether the football got to where the offense needed it to go, it’s not time for excuses as to why the ...