Trailblazing Referee Sarah Thomas Set to Become the First Woman to Officiate a Super Bowl
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We don t know which teams will be facing off in Super Bowl LV, but we can already confirm that history will be made on the sidelines. The NFL announced today that trailblazing referee Sarah Thomas will serve as a down judge at the game and, in doing so, become the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl. Sarah Thomas has made history again, said Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of football operations, in a statement. 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.
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Sunday s wild-card tripleheader ended with the Baltimore Ravens knocking out the Tennessee Titans, the New Orleans Saints beating the Chicago Bears, and the Cleveland Browns thumping the Pittsburgh Steelers. Let s take a closer look at some of what went down and what it means. For takeaways from Saturday s games, click here.
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Who saw that coming? The Browns finally made the playoffs after 18 long years, only to have five coaches - including head coach Kevin Stefanski - and four players land on the COVID-19 list. They only practiced Friday, and they had to travel down the highway to face the Steelers in Pittsburgh, where they d lost 17 straight games dating back to 2003, including a 38-7 whipping in Week 6. It was all set up for another #asexpected Browns letdown. And then the game began.
Roundup: RIP Dawn Wells; Johnny Manziel Returning to Football
By Stephen Douglas
Johnny Manziel back? | Wesley Hitt/AAF/Getty Images
Dawn Wells, and it did not go well . Sorry there wasn t a lot of good news this year, we ll dig deeper starting tomorrow, I m sure of it!
Becky Hammon became the first woman to serve as acting head coach in an NBA game when Gregg Popovich got ejected last night. Some team needs to giver her the big job soon. [Coloradoan]
Johnny Manziel will return to football in a new 7-on-7 fan controlled league. [ESPN]
Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott has tested positive and will not be at the CFB Playoff semi-final. [ESPN]
With a 6-9 record in the 2020 season, the San Francisco 49ers have dealt with quarterback problems all year. Aside from Jimmy Garoppolo s recent injury history, there have also been concerns that the team might need better alternatives than their erstwhile backups at the position, Nick Mullens and C.J. Beathard. With all that in mind, a recent article recommended three possible quarterbacks the San Francisco 49ers could target in the 2021 offseason, including erstwhile Detroit Lions star Matthew Stafford.
As explained on Wednesday by
Bleacher Report, Stafford won t be eligible for free agency until his contract expires after the 2022 campaign. While there may be a way for the Lions to move him during the offseason, that would result in a $24 million salary-cap hit. That, however, could potentially allow Detroit to rebuild with a new signal-caller, more money to address their weaknesses, and a long-term replacement for recently fired head coach Matt Patricia.
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