Posted on 02/17/2014 10:18:06 AM PST by mountn man
Football history was made rather quietly over the weekend in Texas.
During an Indoor Football League game between the Texas Revolution and the North Texas Crunch, 36-year-old Jennifer Welter got three carries, making her the first woman to play a non-kicking position in a pro football league.
Welter, who has starred at linebacker for a decade for the Dallas Diamonds of the Women's Football Alliance, got her first carry midway through the third quarter. She took a handoff from two yards out of the end zone and scampered around the left tackle. But the 5-foot-2, 130 pound Welter was met by 6-4, 245-pound defensive lineman Cedric Hearvey for a one-yard loss.
Somehow, Welter was unfazed by the hit.
"I said, 'Is that all you got?'" Welter asked Hearvey. "I didn't want them to think I was intimidated."
(Excerpt) Read more at thepostgame.com ...
This woman is 5'2, 130lbs. Seriously? Unless she is faster than Usain Bolt, a guy at that size couldn't start in high school, or most good Pop Warner teams. Just a stunt, and incredibly stupid one, as it insults the intelligence of those watching.
Danica is better at taking pictures than driving race cars. Hey, use what you got I guess....
I would like to use what she has.
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