In April 2015, the NFL announced that Thomas would become the league’s first female official. Prior to this, she had gained experience working offseason practices and scrimmages for the New ...

the first woman to call a nationally televised NFL broadcast, Kate Scott , the first female pxp of Madden NFL and ESPN Sr writer and NFL analyst Mina Kimes. Beth Mowins, Kate Scott, and Mina Kimes ...

In September 2021 Maia Chaka became the first black woman to referee a National Football League game. She was only the third female referee in the NFL. Violet Palmer was not only the first African ...

Last year, Thomas became the first ever female official to take the field in a National Football League game. In the same season, Welter became the first female coach in the NFL. Thomas and Welter are ...

In honor of Black History Month, Norfolk State University graduate Maia Chaka is honored as an HBCU Game Changer for their contributions as the first Black female NFL official, the second-ever ...