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There is more good news for females looking to make a career in the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced at the organization\u2019s Women’s\u00a0Summit a\u00a0\u201cRooney Rule\u201d for women, to encourage them to apply for more executive jobs in the league. \u00a0The news comes on the heels of the Buffalo Bills becoming the first team in NFL history to hire a female coach. Kathryn Smith was hired as special teams quality coach in January.\u00a0This made Smith\u00a0the first full-time assistant coach in the league, and could set a new standard for other women, ending stereotypes in all sports.\u00a0Sarah Thomas also became the NFL\u2019s first female official last season.<\/p>\n
Goodell applauded the NFL\u2019s progress.
\nYou can see that progress is being made,” Goodell stated. “And our commitment is we have something called the Rooney Rule, which requires us to make sure when we have an opening that on the team or the league level, that we are going to interview a diverse slate of candidates. Well, we’re going to make that commitment and we’re going to formalize that we, as a league, are going to do that with women as well in all of our executive positions. Again, we’re going to keep making progress here and make a difference.”<\/p>\n
The Oakland Raiders’ hired\u00a0Amy Trask\u00a0as the league\u2019s first NFL’s first female CEO in 1997. She left the team in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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