NFL use red.
In American football, a team gets 4 downs to reach either the first down marker or the end zone. In Canadian football, a team gets 3 downs to reach either the first down marker or the end zone.
September 1998 was when ESPN first introduced it in a pro football broadcast.
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The 1st down marker indicator was started by John Madden in the Madden football game series, long ago. He did this to tell people where they had to get to in the game, and the NFL used this idea to have what we use now.
Legal for what? It has to be moved ten yards to establish a "first down" or a new set of downs. This occurs after a kick off return, a punt return, an interception, a fumble recovery, or when the ball has been moved past the first down marker.
A fumble is down when the recovering player is down or when the ball goes out of bounds...so yes, if the ball is fumbled forward and recovered by the offense, or goes out of bounds, past the first down marker, it is a first down. The exception is on fourth down. In the NFL, only the player who fumbled the ball can advance it on fourth down.
The specification of the first football were laid down in 1872. The first footballs were used by Football association who played at that time.
It goes to the second down
In American Football, 10 yards from scrimmage is a first down.
A first down is gained when the offense gains ten or more yards.
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In the Canadian Football League, a team has three plays to make a first down. In the National Football League, a team has four plays to make a first down.