Jacksonville Jaguars lineman Sen’Derrick Marks believes the NFL’s hiring of a female ref — is a publicity stunt to get females on the NFL’s good side.
Marks compared the hiring of Sara Thomas — to Michael Sam entering the league as the first openly gay player.
Marks says Thomas’ hiring is less about progress and more about a league desperate for positive stories.
“For women, it’s great,” Marks says … “Ain’t nothing wrong with it, especially as long as she knows what she’s doing.”
However, Marks adds … “It’s just like the Michael Sam situation — if he wasn’t gay, he would’ve gone undrafted. Instead the league drafts him because I think they are trying to monopolize on every aspect of the world … the same thing with hiring a female ref.”
“For the league it’s great publicity. The NFL is all about monopolizing every opportunity.”
No matter what the reason, it seems Thomas has finally cracked the boy’s club — and Marks says now that she’s in, he’s rooting for her to succeed.
“I hope it works out for her.”
I’m not sure if Sarah Thomas is a publicity stunt. According to various sources, her skills and ability to call a game are impecabble. That’s all you can ask for — male or female.