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Arizona Cardinals: NFL’s first female coach hired

Arizona Cardinals hired the first female coach in NFL history on Monday

Dr. Jen Welter, welcome to Birdgang! The assistant coach of the Texas Revolution of the Indoor Football League, has been hired by the Arizona Cardinals. She was hired to be a part of the Cardinals defensive staff during training camp and the preseason.

She has the credentials and earlier this year coach Bruce Arians when asked if female should be able to coach in the NFL, he said that if a female were to be hired , she’d definitely know her stuff and have to be very qualified.