<\/a>Aniecia Brewster
\n<\/strong>MC Contributor\/Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n

The Arizona Cardinals gave Jen Welter the opportunity to make history this summer as an assistant linebackers coach during the team\u2019s training camp.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old sports psychologist, is a mother of three and now the first woman to ever coach in NFL league history.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a good look for females because it shows that football isn\u2019t a sexiest sport. Sexist as far as coaching goes,\u201d said Ky\u2019Bria Spell, a junior industrial technology major from Atlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n

According to the Cardinals website, Welter is not only experienced in coaching, she also played for the Texas Revolution as running back in 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe if she knows the game at a tremendous level than change is always good,\u201d said Hector Stanback, a Jackson State football player and junior criminal justice major from Jackson, Miss.<\/p>\n

Ravontranice Gage feels female coaches will have many obstacles to overcome in the NFL.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like a woman can\u2019t just be a coach because even though she may know the game, there is more to deal with than just knowing the game. She needs experience as well. Even though it will show equality, there is a lot of pressure that comes with coaching NFL teams,\u201d said Gage, a senior health\/physical education & recreation major from Miami, Fla.\u00a0 \u201cAlso it\u2019s hard to deal with a grown males and she probably won\u2019t get as much respect t as a male coach would get,\u201d said senior Ravontranice Gage at Jackson State University.<\/p>\n

According to the Cardinals, the coaching staff and Arizona players accepted Welter because sex didn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n

However, some students feel she will not be accepted as an NFL coach because of her gender.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be really hard for her to be accepted and it\u2019s going to take a long time for her to prove herself and that she belongs in the eyes of others,\u201d said Cornelius Henderson, a Jackson State University football player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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