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First she was considered for the job, then she was offered the job. Line judge Sarah Thomas became the first full-time female official, hired by the NFL (along with 8 male officials). Pretty groundbreaking stuff.
' "Sarah Thomas is the true pioneer," said Mike Pereira, the NFL's former director of officials. "If a hat and lanyard and a shirt are going into the Hall of Fame in Canton, it ought to be hers." ' news link
It appears she's qualified, experienced, and equally capable of the position, --even good at it. I'm all for this kind of hiring.
Principle in the type: "So each time a person decides to wait for 'time to change things,' he or she is actually waiting for other people to change his or her fortunes.” Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
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