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The NFL has hired its first full-time female official, according to Aaron
Wilson of the Baltimore Sun.
Sarah Thomas, a Mississippi native who Wilson said has been a finalist for
an NFL position previously, has officiated Conference USA games in the NCAA
for nearly a decade. She has also officiated during NFL camps and the
preseason previously.
A technicality would keep Thomas from being the first woman to ever
officiate an NFL game though. That honor belongs to Shannon Eastin, who was
on the field working when replacement officials were brought in by the
league during a referee lockout in 2012. Thomas, however, would be the first
female to be hired as a regular official by the NFL.
Thomas has previously said that the biggest difference she sees in the NFL
compared to NCAA games is how fast the players move at the professional
level.
"The speed, yes, is there," Thomas said. "These are just phenomenal athletes
on both sides of the ball. The game has a tendency to slow down the [more]
snaps you get and repetition. So, hopefully, the more snaps I get, things
will start slowing down a little bit."
Thomas is no doubt at the point where she's ready to take the next step, or
the NFL would likely not have hired her. It's refreshing to see the league
make the right decision without waiting for public outcry to prompt them. |
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