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Jennifer King, Lori Locust, Maral Javadifar Make NFL History in Bucs vs. WFT

The and will help make history Saturday in the first playoff game with women coaching on both sidelines.

Washington's Jennifer King is finishing up a full-year coaching internship, while Tampa features assistant strength and conditioning coach Maral Javadifar and assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust. King also becomes the first Black woman to coach a playoff game in the NFL.

"We want other women to see that it's possible. We want other women to know this is the end result, but the focus really needs to be on the path and the work that needs to be put in to get here so that they're not like, 'Oh, this is great!