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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Melissa Jacobs

In the NFL everything is a competition. Teams know women are an advantage

NFL Sam Rapoport Football Brian Daboll Lori Locust Mike Vrabel Bruce Arians Callie Brownson Jennifer King Browns
Autumn Lockwood was part of the Philadelphia Eagles staff who helped the team to a Super Bowl appearance in February.
Autumn Lockwood was part of the Philadelphia Eagles staff who helped the team to a Super Bowl appearance in February. Photograph: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

An enthusiastic Brian Daboll walks into an invitation-only room at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, during February’s NFL Combine. The New York Giants head coach looks around and beams, declaring how thrilled he is to be there and offer his advice to the young collegiate hopefuls in the room. But there are no draft prospects here. The room is full of another group hoping to get a crack at the NFL: women.

This year marked the seventh iteration of the NFL’s Women’s Forum, a program designed to put women with aspirations for a career in the league in the same room with NFL rainmakers.

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