NFL official Sarah Thomas will be the first woman to officiate at a Super Bowl in Sunday’s NFL Championship game.
LOS ANGELES: Sarah Thomas will blaze a trail for female officials everywhere on Sunday when she becomes the first woman to officiate at the Super Bowl.
The 47-year-old from Mississippi is part of an eight-member officiating crew who will take charge of proceedings at the Raymond James Stadium where the Kansas City Chiefs face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
It marks the highlight of a six-year NFL officiating career that began when she was hired in 2015.
“When I get on that field, and take it all in, I know that I’m probably going to get a little teary-eyed,” Thomas said.
“When I started officiating, there were very few females officiating in football… I got an email the other day from overseas…
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