Sarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history.“Sarah Thomas has made history again as the first female Super Bowl official,” said Troy Vincent, Sr., the NFL’s executive vice resident of football operations. “Her elite performance and commitment to excellence has earned her the right to officiate the Super Bowl. Congratulations to Sarah on this well-deserved honor.
Down judge Sarah Thomas looks on from the sidelines during the first half of a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 27, 2020 in Inglewood, California.Referee Carl Cheffers will lead the seven-person crew of on-field game officials for the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Cheffers has been a game official for 21 seasons in the NFL and was promoted to referee in 2008.
The crew includes umpire Fred Bryan, line judge Rusty Baynes, field judge James Coleman, side judge Eugene Hall, back judge Dino Paganelli and replay official Mike Wimmer. The crew has 88 years of NFL experience with 77 combined playoff games.Winslow Townson / Reuters This will be the first Super Bowl for Coleman as well as Thomas and second for Cheffers, Bryan, Baynes, Hall and Paganelli.
“Their body of work over the course of a 17-game season has earned them the honor of officiating the biggest game on the world’s biggest stage,” Vincent said. “They are the best of the best.”
Breaking down those barriers! Great to see.
You go officiate of the game (I don’t know how to say it cause I am as gay as a peach tree) but you inspire me. 🏉 🏈 so proud.
At last!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💗
Yet we’ve still got dudes like...
You go girl!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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I imagine she is embarrassed to be part of this horribly officiated game.
Rigged super bowl too. THANK YOU BUDWEISER FOR NOT ACTING LIKE PEPSI.
Who fucking cares
Nice
MaryAnnAhernNBC NO 😮
And she has earned her spot!
Go Sarah
Why did we have to wait until the Pandemic Bowl to make history?
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