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= Shannon Eastin =

Background Information/family & Career
Shannon Eastin is the first Female Referee in the NFL. She was born in 1970 and grew up in Worcester MA. She played judo as a young girl and was accepted into the Olympics training program when she was 11. From there, she won 11 six national judo championships. Eastin was the youngest female to every perform in the Olympic training program. She has worked football games for the past 17 years and counting to present day. 4 of those in college, refereeing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. She was hired as a replacement official for the NFL in August of 2012 and made her first game debut during a preseason game between the Greenbay Packers and San Diego Chargers. Eastin was used as a Replacement official during this time because of a dispute between the NFL referees association and the NFL. The dispute between the Referees and the NFL was a three month strike by the Officials of the NFL. Other than officiating, she owns her own company called SE sports Officiating, which trains officials in football and basketball. She currently lives in Tempe, Arizona. The first game in the NFL she officiated was at Qualcomm Stadium where the San Diego Chargers hosted the Green Bay Packers.

Controversial Remarks
The NFL referees association stated that they believe Shannon Eastin shouldn’t be allowed to officiate due to her involvement in her participation in the World Series of Poker. Many players have shared their support for Eastin, breaking gender role barriers in the sports industry. Another group that stated they believe Eastin shouldn’t be allowed to officiate in the NFL specifically saying that “Eastin doesn’t deserve this honor” is Fox News.

Concerns & Support
Some NFL players have shown concern for female referees. Stating that they would like female officials to be line judges rather than on field because they don’t want her to get hurt. Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner said about Eastin that “she’s well prepared for it, and I think she’ll do terrific.” Forbes magazine states that Eastin be hired as an NFL replacement official only puts a “...crack in the glass ceiling of NFL officiating, and she did so only as a temporary labor scab until the male officials later return.”

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinasettimi/2012/08/09/shannon-eastin-to-become-first-female-nfl-referee-with-an-asterisk/#52ae676c38bb

https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/shannon-eastin-sarah-thomas-first-female-referee-controversy-underscores-replacement-officials-problem-fix-it-now-080612