TAMPA, Fla. - Sarah Thomas is pinching herself as she prepares to be part of NFL history when she takes the field as the first woman to referee the Super Bowl."It's just so meaningful.
I never set out to be the first in any of this," said Thomas. But she's not new to being a trailblazer. That started when she was a kid."When I was in fifth grade, I was the only female girl that played on the basketball team in Pascagoula, Mississippi," she recalled.She caught the bug for refereeing from her brother, who officiated high school football.