49ers assistant becomes first openly LGBTQ coach in NFL
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The San Francisco 49ers hired former Atlanta Falcons intern Katie Sowers as a full-time assistant coach earlier this offseason. It was an historical hire, as Sowers became just the second full-time female assistant in NFL history (more on that here).Now, Sowe49ers assistant becomes first openly LGBTQ coach in NFL
The San Francisco 49ers hired former Atlanta Falcons intern Katie Sowers as a full-time assistant coach earlier this offseason. It was an historical hire, as Sowers became just the second full-time female assistant in NFL history (more on that here).Now, Sowers is making even more history.Sowers opened up to SB Nation’s Out Sports on Tuesday to become the first outwardly LGBTQ assistant, male or female, in league history.“My orientation first came up with Scott Pioli who is the assistant GM for the Atlanta Falcons prior to my internship,” she said. “At first, I was nervous to tell him as many are in new environments, but it came up in an everyday conversation about my family and life back home in Kansas City,” Sowers said. “I could not have asked for a more open minded and accepting group of people to work with. I never once felt judged and I was treated just like anyone would want to be treated: as a typical person working to build a career."To be just the second full-time female coach is what we Read more