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Sunday's Browns-Washington Game Marks Historic First for Women in NFL

When the Browns meet the Washington Football Team on Sunday, it will mark the first time in NFL history that a game features female coaches on opposing sidelines and a female official on the field.

Callie Brownson is the chief of staff for Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and Jennifer King is in her first season on Ron Rivera's coaching staff in Washington.

In 2015, Sarah Thomas became the league's first female official.

“It’s kind of incredible,” Brownson told FOX Sports' Charlotte Wilder this week. “And Jen can attest to this as well. When you think back on where these journeys started for all of us, and then you get to a point now where we’re looking at walking out on the field on Sunday and there being female representation in almost every category—it’s unbelievable.