Zum ersten Mal wird heute ein weiblicher Schiedsrichter ein NFL-Game leiten. Es ist zwar nur das Preseason Game zwischen San Diego und Green Bay und die Dame aus Arizona mit Namen Shannon Eastin ist nur ein "Replacement"-Ref, aber wer weiß, ob es nicht ein Zeichen für die Zukunft ist.
Hier der Artikel von YahooSports:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shut…58900--nfl.html
Packers Veteran Charles Woodson scheint jedenfalls kein Problem damit zu haben:
Zitat''I'm sure women have probably tried at some point along the way leading up to this point, so I would assume it's somebody qualified out there that we won't have to jump over for making bad calls," Woodson said. "We look forward to it. That's just the way things are and the way I think it should be. So hats off to her and whoever decided to make it happen.
''It may take some people by surprise, but I think once the game starts flowing, the only way you're going to notice her is if she makes a bad call. She's got to get it like everybody else. I don't think we'll really worry about it too much once the game begins.''