This Photo Of Jen Welter And Sarah Thomas Is Worth Way More Than 1000 Words

When Jen Welter and Sarah Thomas stepped onto the field of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday night, each made NFL history separately. Then they took a brief moment to celebrate their achievements together.Welter, who is completing a six-week coaching internship with the Arizona Cardinals, became the first woman to coach an NFL preseason game on Saturday when the Cardinals played the Kansas City Chiefs.Thomasmade some history of her own by becoming the first woman to work an NFL preseason game as a full-time on-field official.With all the progress woman have made in sports in recent months -- Becky Hammon coaching the San Antonio Spurs to a summer league title, Nancy Lieberman earning an assistant coaching jobwith the Sacramento Kings -- its nice to see the two women take a moment to appreciate these steps. They both deserve it. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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