Slowly, Path to Hiring of NFL’s First Female Head Coach Is Taking Shape

November 23, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

When the first female NFL head coach dons her headset on the sideline in 10 years, it will be remarkable because of how unremarkable women on the sideline will be by then.
She will be a trailblazer, of course. But she will not be alone. There will be a female coordinator here, a female head athletic trainer there, female position coaches, scouts, assistants and interns everywhere.
That first female head coach will have paid all the dues any male coach pays, and probably one or two more. She will have climbed the ladder from lowly quality control assistant. The only difference is that the ladder no longer leads to a Boys Only tree fort. The NFL is preparing to welcome her arrival.
"In 10 years, I would like to see a female head coach," said Samantha Rapoport, the NFL's Director of Football Development. "I'm not saying that's our metric or our goal, but it would be great."
Rapoport is spearheading a new initiative to provide more opportunities for women in football op...

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