She ignited change and paved the way for female referees everywhere, especially in the NFL. Let’s see how Thomas’ pursuit influenced the female ref roster for this year’s NFL season.

"I think that's true for everybody taken in the NFL." It is true for Sarah Thomas. She remembers exactly when she learned she would become the first female official in NFL history. Sarah Thomas ...

So exactly how many female referees are there in the NFL in the 2022 campaign? The answer is not as many as you might think. Per nbcsports, there are three female officials in the 2022 season.

Yet that's exactly what the 47-year-old is as the league's first full-time female official. NFL referees and all other officials are not full-time league employees, as they technically work part ...

The NFL's first female official is welcoming her role as a sports pioneer. Shannon Eastin says she's excited and a bit nervous but not at all intimidated by the challenge of working a pro game.

The NFL has hired its first female official, Sarah Thomas, in a ground-breaking move, according to the Baltimore Sun. Thomas, who became the first female to officiate an NCAA football game in 2007 ...

The NFL hired its first Black official, Burl Toler, in 1965 and its first full-time female official, Sarah Thomas, in 2015. The NFL has not announced what officiating position Chaka has been hired ...

“Ultimately her goal is to be in the NFL, and I will say the NFL has been looking at female officials and there are just a couple around. There is one now in Conference USA, Sarah ...

"We ended up with six (female) on-field officials and one replay official. And then just started putting the crews together, and that's just kind of how it all played out." The NFL only had one ...