NFL to hire Sarah Thomas as first female game official

[Spike]

CBS Sports - The NFL has hired its first female official, according to the Baltimore Sun's Aaron Wilson.

Sarah Thomas, who became the first female to officiate an NCAA football game in 2007, has previously been a finalist for the NFL job.

Thomas has been on the league's radar for seven years. NFL VP of officiating Dean Blandino said in 2013 that "She was in our pipeline for a while," but noted that making the leap to NFL official takes time for any prospective official.

"It's similar from when a players jumps from college to the NFL," he said at the time. "Getting used to that type of speed is important."

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...re-sarah-thomas-as-first-female-game-official

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You go girl!

 

[Confluence]

this thread is useless without thong pics

 

[Drink IRON City]

she's giving the "eye spred" signal......................



Salute the nation

 

[steelerscotty]

I would be flagged for illegal touching all game long.

 

[steelerscotty]

I think she is signaling for a DP.

 

[Spike]

I can't wait till she kicks somebody in the nuts

 

[slashsteel]

2 is her magic numbah

 

[FAB802]

She can't be worse than most of the old blind ***** they run out there now.

 

[Steel G]

Watch for more flags when it's that time of the month.

 

[steelhurt]

Women on the NFL fields now. What the **** is next? Lombardi, Noll, Landry, and Halas must be rolling over in their graves about now. I personally do not like it.

 

[steelrzgirl]

Because what they have is working so well. Its not inconceivable a woman can call a game. Its not like she's suiting up. Some of us wimmins even kinda know what a home run is.

 

[Spike]

SG???

I knew you missed me.

 

[steelrzgirl]

I been down South here now trollin the entire damned Gulf of Mexico for ya big daddy

 

[Litos]

this thread is useless without thong pics

Just what I was gonna say. Karma

 

[Spike]

She can't be worse than most of the old blind ***** they run out there now.

that the fact jack

 

[awboatguy]

She should have to wear yoga pants while officiating. ((my inner sexist voice says))

 

[TAS]

On the bright side she can't possibly be any worse three out of four weeks.

 

[Steelerfan]

Hit........

 

[Hypocycloids]

Women on the NFL fields now. What the **** is next? .

Women reporters in players locker rooms?

 

[Wingman]

I hope she is better than the old blind ***** previously mentioned. I hope this is not aimed at furthering diversity as placing anyone in a position of any kind for demographic reasons is stupid, I hope she is the best they have to offer.

 

[bermudasteel]

Hit........

Beat me to it...

 

[Wingman]

You never know she maybe interested in the cheerleaders

 

[Troglodyte]

Great. She'll nag the offending player about the penalty before going on and on explaining it to the crowd.

I remember having a female official in a JV game 30 years ago.

 

[CharlesDavenport]

It's PC bullshit. That's no environment for women. And get them out of the locker room too. If I gave a **** about the sideline reporters..What's next, female cage fighters...women in the infantry...wait..

 

[Hypocycloids]

Great. She'll nag the offending player about the penalty before going on and on explaining it to the crowd.

I remember having a female official in a JV game 30 years ago.

Or maybe she'll pretend not to see an infraction on a player if she thinks he's cute.