How is official Sarah Thomas going to make history at Super Bowl LV?
Sarah Thomas will become the first woman official at a Super Bowl when she is the down judge for LV at Raymond James Stadium on Feb. 7.
Sarah Thomas will make history as the first woman to officiate in a Super Bowl
“Sarah Thomas has made history again as the first female Super Bowl official,” Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Troy Vincent, Sr. said in a statement. “Her elite performance and commitment to excellence has earned her the right to officiate the Super Bowl. Congratulations to Sarah on this well-deserved honor.”
Thomas is in her sixth season as an official and Super Bowl LV will mark her fifth playoff game that she’s officiated.
Big football season for women named Sarah as earlier in college football, Sarah Fuller, became the first woman to play in a Power Five Conference game when she kicked for Vanderbilt.
