Could this woman become the NFL's first female official?

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Dear NFL, Consider Yourself on Notice
Published 8/5/2008 by nolachick at ChicksInTheHuddle.com
... , I find myself fascinated by a post in a New Orleans sports blog about an unexpected sighting at this weekend’s Saints scrimmage. It was a post about another leggy blonde who’s making headlines for what she wears on the sidelines: a referee’s uniform. ...

Woman Referees New Orleans Saints Practice Scrimmage...Four Horsemen Seen Trotting Nearby [NFL]
Published 8/5/2008 by Clay Travis at Deadspin
... There were the usual complaints: She's blowing her whistle too suggestively, the shorts show too much skin and yet not enough skin, why can I see her panty-line, she should wear a thong, the ref stripes make it impossible to see whether she'd look good topless, you know, the same old sturm und drang that Ed Hochuli puts up with every old day of the week. The barrier-buster this week is Sarah Thomas. ...

Daily Links with ‘Hall of Fame’ Biscuits
Published 8/5/2008 by Juice Staff at NFLJuice.com
... camouflage shorts…alot - His wife likes watching Family Night games at Lambeau from the Favre Family Suite Anyway, check out the links from around the NFL: Jimmy Clausen parties like Notre Dame is good [Deadspin] AFC North Preview [TBL] NFL Cheerleaders and Wag [World of Isaac] Drafting character guys [cbBlitz] The Washington Wounded [The Hazean] The NFL’s first female official? [BlogofNewOrleans] Favre is done as a Packer [The Vikingage] And from our ...

A female official? I hope she doesn't have sensitive ears
Published 8/5/2008 by MJD at Shutdown Corner
... male NFL fans are sexist. Sorry to rat you out like that, fellas, but it's not like you can deny this. Put 50 young, male, violence-starved NFL fans in a room together, feed them beer for four straight hours, and I'm sorry, but evolution takes a holiday. That group would make the Channel 4 Action News Team look like a Meninist meeting. That said, I'm 100% in support of Sarah Thomas, who's officiating some Saints intrasquad scrimmages this off-season, and might only be a couple of steps away from getting NFL assignments. I feel like a ...

Sarah Thomas Could Become The First Woman NFL Official
Published 8/6/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Sarah Thomas, who was the first woman to ref a "major" college game (I use that term loosely, since it was Memphis vs. Jacksonville St.), recently reffed a Saints scrimmage. ...