IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Sarah Thomas was never hit by the pressure of being the first woman to be a full-time NFL game official until after her first season on the job.
It wasn't until this past offseason that Thomas pondered what really happened after accomplishing her goal, which was to work full-time at football's highest level and not necessarily being a trailblazer in doing so.
''When I first started all this last year, I said I don't feel the pressure of it or anything like that, and I don't feel as if I did during the season,'' she said.