PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- A year after the Buffalo Bills broke ground by hiring the NFL's first full-time female coach, Kathryn Smith, the organization continues to create opportunities for women.
Phoebe Schecter, a Connecticut native who plays and coaches football in England, will conclude a three-week internship with the Bills when they open their preseason Thursday night against the Minnesota Vikings. Another woman, Kathleen Wood, spent time with Buffalo's scouting department as an intern earlier in training camp.
"The Bills really have been at the forefront of this," NFL director of football development Sam Rapoport, who visited Bills training camp at St.