Female Kicker Lauren Silberman Will Compete At Regional Combine For First Time

Discussion in 'NFL General Discussion' started by Sweets, Feb 19, 2013.

  1. Sweets

    Sweets All-Pro

    The March 2-3 New Jersey regional will mark a first in the regional combine process: A female player will compete.

    Lauren Silberman of New York City will participate as a kicker. A varsity soccer player at Wisconsin, Silberman wrote a Master's thesis at MIT about how athletes use video games to enhance their own performance. She then founded a consulting company Double Play that helps athletes use video games for virtual training purposes.

    "I was not aware that I was the first female registrant," Silberman told NFL.com on Tuesday. "I was actually hoping that the 2012 historical milestone rule, to allow women to play, would prompt more women to attend tryouts this year. But for me, what's important is to finally have a chance to fulfill my dreams by trying out to play in the world's most competitive football league."

    Source: The Redzone
     
  2. mj1987us26

    mj1987us26 Super

    Pictures? And a nut shot from here would be the worst.
     
  3. Tarkus

    Tarkus The Thread Stalker

    Coming soon to the NFL:

    Announcer: Look at the gams on that kicker...

    :icon_smile:
     
  4. TheDuke

    TheDuke Breast Man

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    I think.
     
  5. 86WARD

    86WARD -

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  6. ball in the baskett

    ball in the baskett First Team All Pro

    kicker the only position where you can get beat out by a female lol
     
  7. CaptainStubing

    CaptainStubing Gave her a Dirty Sanchez

    eh, i disagree ........... not sure i could ever see a woman with the natural strength for long kicks.
     
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  9. SeanTaylor21

    SeanTaylor21 TheKingofKind

    I'm with Stubling it's nothing really against women at all it's just simple genetics. Imagine if she was running down the field to cover a kick and someone just knocked her out.
     
  10. markaz

    markaz Resident Cards Fan Staff Member

    Just identify the worst team in the NFL for extra points and that's possibly the ONLY landing spot she's got.
    Would the NFL have to institute new rules that she can't be touched on kickoffs? She would die out there.
     
  11. ball in the baskett

    ball in the baskett First Team All Pro

    she should go to the giants she would fit right in with sheli and the rest of the ladys lol
     
  12. GreenFish11

    GreenFish11 Special Teamer

    Omg! This was Goodells plan the whole time....

    /sarcasm
     
  13. Crowned

    Crowned Doesn't give a shit.

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  14. DaBears22

    DaBears22 Matt Forte = future MVP Staff Member

    There is no way any team will take a female, not even for to be a kicker. In the event that did happen, she would know that she is playing a man's game and if she did happen to get knocked out after a kickoff, well hey that's football.
     
  15. ICECOLD

    ICECOLD 1st Stringer

    She has to be good enough to get picked up in the first place. If she is, then she accepts the rewards and consequences of the position. Equal opportunity right?
     
  16. ball in the baskett

    ball in the baskett First Team All Pro

    i think it would be awesome if she got a job in the nfl wouldent want her to get hit though
     
  17. codatious99

    codatious99 cheese head

    they gave danica a car why not give her a ball and a holder
     
  18. RichLikeWh0a

    RichLikeWh0a Hermhater = Nemesis

    god **mn feminists
     
  19. The Mullet

    The Mullet Reptile Guru

    I personally think it would be awesome to see a woman in the league, as well as Women as referees
     
  20. TheSnowman

    TheSnowman #1 Trap Star

    I don't have a problem with it, but as others have brought up, kick coverage would be an absolute nightmare. She's almost have to be limited to a place kicker for field goals and basically be told to get the heck out of the way if something got blocked or fumbled. I think its a great thing if doable, but there are a lot of inherent problems with difficult solutions.