This past week Arizona Cardinals formally introduced Jen Welter, who is believed to be the first woman to ever serve on an NFL coaching staff in any capacity. It goes without saying that Welter, who will serve as a summer coaching intern and work with the team’s inside linebackers, is indebted to Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians for receiving such a historic opportunity. I am not one to doubt anyone. she may very well be passionate about football and intelligent. Given the fact that Cardinals aren’t selling many tickets or haven’t had a great football team in while, makes me wonder is this move just to make more money. Welter insists that Arians was keenly interested in her football acumen and that he made her feel like she belonged.
With women joining the likes of the NBA like Nancy Lieberman being now an Assistant Coach of the Sacramento Kings I feel as though she may have an impact if having a football background. You would be surprised about how much some women know about football even though they may not have played. I am interested to see how this will work out for the Arizona Cardinals.
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