what is the NFL coming to

[Hogle]

http://www.rantsports.com/redzoneta...e-nfl-soon-leagues-head-of-officials-says-so/

They say there’s always a first time for everything and when it comes to the NFL, that may be true when it comes to females officiating.

ESPN’s Jane McManus indicated on Saturday how Carl Johnson, who’s the NFL’s head of officials, recently discussed how there are a few female referees under consideration to make the jump to the NFL and that he expects one to be hired soon. If this does happen, it would be the first time in history a woman would be an official in the NFL.

One of the likely candidates to become one of the first female officials in the NFL is Sarah Thomas–who is currently a Division I referee in Conference USA. Thomas is entering her fifth season at the Division I level–which also happens to be the minimum amount of years needed before the NFL considers bringing referees up to the professional level.

“Any professional sport is at the highest level, and if they asked me to officiate at that level, I would not turn them down,” Thomas said courtesy of McMane. “But at the same time, I have the understanding at the D-I level [about] what it takes to keep you here, the energy it takes to get prepared. You are grateful to be officiating at the D-I level.”

As McManus points out, adding female referees to the NFL could be beneficial for both ends. The NFL needs to hire the best of the best when it comes to knowing the game of football–no matter what gender they may be. And if the league is as close to hiring female referees as Johnson claims they are–this will hopefully open the door for more female referees to be part of one of the most successfully run leagues in all of sports.

 

[EmpireWF]

They need bodies, period. Especially if they make the extra ref on the field permanent. Add in the few guys who will retire at the end of the season and they need bodies.

 

[Bmore]

:titsorgtfo:

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

better than more jews

 

[EmpireWF]

better than more jews

 

[Houston]

How long till she makes sexual harassment complaints?

 

[NAHSTE]

Women have been officiating in the NBA for years. STFU and :dealwithit:

 

[CCBrink]

 

[ThunderHorse]

I'm gonna lol so hard when one of these chicks gets run the fuck over by a grown ass man.

 

[kmanharris]

I'm gonna lol so hard when one of these chicks gets run the fuck over by a grown ass man.

just like you lol hard when a dude gets run over by a grown ass man now?

What's the difference? If they know the rules and can make the correct calls, who cares?

 

[Maynard]

groaned for the thread title. who gives a shit if they have women being refs. If they get the calls right then i would rather have a woman out there then the 90 year old blind fucks they use now.

and lmao at saying you cant wait till they get run over. like grandpa can take those hits any better.

 

[Deviant]

I'm for it.

 

[killgod]

groaned for the thread title. who gives a shit if they have women being refs. If they get the calls right then i would rather have a woman out there then the 90 year old blind fucks they use now.

and lmao at saying you cant wait till they get run over. like grandpa can take those hits any better.

i can't wait till they tackle the shit out of a grown ass man ala:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-WdkvTHnCU[/ame]


If they do a good job, who cares. Going to be annoying as fuck listening to the talking heads go on about this though. First time the woman ref makes a bad call it'll be madness.

 

[j.hen]

They should bring over some of the girls from the Lingerie Football League to ref... :shifty:

 

[NAHSTE]

The biggest logistical concern with this, IMO at least, is how the fuck are they going to get a football field to fit inside the kitchen?

 

[Aso]

We've seen refs get jacked up. What do you think will happen if Ray Lewis lays the smackdown on a 120 lb female? It doesn't happen often but I'm sure if this does happen, then eventually she will get trucked and it won't be pretty.

You sure as hell can't expect her to try and break up fights that these players get into sometimes.

 

[kmanharris]

We've seen refs get jacked up. What do you think will happen if Ray Lewis lays the smackdown on a 120 lb female? It doesn't happen often but I'm sure if this does happen, then eventually she will get trucked and it won't be pretty.

You sure as hell can't expect her to try and break up fights that these players get into sometimes.

Is that really your biggest concern?

Any female ref knows what she will be getting herself into and knows that there is a chance she can be accidentally hit.

And I'm gonna go out on a limb and say all females refs aren't 5'3'' 120 pounds. This is a non-issue.

 

[Houston]

Apparently what we need is female umpires for baseball.


Females don't have to worry about getting hurt, and the male ones suck at making calls.

 

[Aso]

Other than that there isn't really anything to worry about. A female ref might get hit once in an entire season. It's really not actually that big a deal. I'm just saying, maybe if she's unlucky enough she'll get really jacked up and sustain some pretty nice injuries... or she can just get a little nick here or there.

 

[Ravin]

Apparently what we need is female umpires for baseball.


Females don't have to worry about getting hurt, and the male ones suck at making calls.

Female umpire would have to stop, call her friends and get their advice first, then pick the most non-logical answer.