Running Back Jennifer Welter Makes History By Playing In Pro Football Game

www.thepostgame.com ^ | Monday, February 17, 2014 | ThePostGame Staff

[mountn man]

Football history was made rather quietly over the weekend in Texas.

During an Indoor Football League game between the Texas Revolution and the North Texas Crunch, 36-year-old Jennifer Welter got three carries, making her the first woman to play a non-kicking position in a pro football league.

Welter, who has starred at linebacker for a decade for the Dallas Diamonds of the Women's Football Alliance, got her first carry midway through the third quarter. She took a handoff from two yards out of the end zone and scampered around the left tackle. But the 5-foot-2, 130 pound Welter was met by 6-4, 245-pound defensive lineman Cedric Hearvey for a one-yard loss.

Somehow, Welter was unfazed by the hit.

"I said, 'Is that all you got?'" Welter asked Hearvey. "I didn't want them to think I was intimidated."

[Defiant]

It's a stunt. I never saw such a big hole, but it took her so long to get to the line that the LB had time to get there. Anyone can put a girl in to play, but I have yet to see a female who can be a position player at the high school level, much less college or indoor league, as this was. For that matter, I have yet to see a female earn a kicking spot above high school. There are a few that can kick up to about 40 yards, from what I have seen. So you can put them in to kick extra points and short FGs. But at the college and pro level, you need more distance.

This woman is 5'2, 130lbs. Seriously? Unless she is faster than Usain Bolt, a guy at that size couldn't start in high school, or most good Pop Warner teams. Just a stunt, and incredibly stupid one, as it insults the intelligence of those watching.

[kjam22]

Danica is better at taking pictures than driving race cars. Hey, use what you got I guess....

[Dalberg-Acton]

I would like to use what she has.