NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Wednesday that the league is slated to move to Hawk-Eye virtual technology to help with first-down calls in 2025. The league plans to use the tech as the primary way to determine if a ball crosses the first-down line. A chain gang will still be on the sidelines as a backup.

While meeting with reporters at the 2025 NFL scouting combine, executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent announced that starting next season, the league will be using "Hawk-Eye" virtual measurement technology for the line to gain on first downs, and that the system will serve as the primary method of measurement.

The chain gang will no longer be the primary method the NFL will use to measure first downs, going with the Hawk-Eye virtual measurement instead.

It's been nearly four years since Rob Gronkowski last played in the National Football League, but a shocking report is now claiming that the talented tight end is preparing to make a comeback with a new team in 2025.

No, former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski is not giving up his job as a Fox Sports analyst to return to playing football.

However, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reached out to Gronkowski to separate fact from fiction, and according to the 35-year-old tight end himself, the return talk is definitely fict