http://www.nbcnews.com/news/photo/texas ... eam-n37671While women have played kicker in pro football, Jennifer Welter has broken new ground by becoming the first female running back on a men's team.
Texas Woman Tackles Boundaries on Pro Football Team
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Texas Woman Tackles Boundaries on Pro Football Team
Whoa.
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Whoa is right. That's pretty cool. It really cracks me up how tiny she is compared to her teammates.

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My God, she looks like someone I would NOT want to piss off.
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I've always wondered when professional sports (the 4 majors) will have women players. There are great players in the WNBA and I'm surprised it's never happened.
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Eventually, maybe. It could easily be decades away from happening, though. Some 5'2" 130lb woman playing on a 4th tier arena league football team doesn't mean much.
I see the NBA as maybe the last major league in which it will happen. There are just too few jobs available, too high of a skill requirement, and it's become too physical of a game.
I see the NBA as maybe the last major league in which it will happen. There are just too few jobs available, too high of a skill requirement, and it's become too physical of a game.