Chain crew
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chain-crew-188-5241450
title:
Chain crew
text:
In gridiron football, the chain crew is a crew that manages signal poles on one of the sidelines. There are three primary signal poles: the "rear rod" that marks the beginning of the current set of downs, the "forward rod" that marks the line to gain, and the "box" that marks the line of scrimmage. The two rods are attached at the bottom by a chain exactly ten yards long, while the "box" displays the current down number. The chain crew, under the direction of the head linesman/down judge, signal
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Crew that manages signal poles in gridiron football
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_crew
date created:
2005-02-03T05:32:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T18:16:29Z
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13
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