(Football) Girl Power with Sam Gordon and Jen Welter - a podcast by The Football Girl

Melissa opens by explaining why Super Bowl LIII was a bore despite the defensive mastery (4:34) + ponders the game's great mystery (Where the hell was Todd Gurley???). (9:45)

Then Melissa welcomes 15-year-old Sam Gordon, the football phenom who appeared toward the end of the NFL 100 spot. Sam takes us behind the scenes of the shoot (17:49), what it was like to become a YouTube sensation at age 9 (20:59), and explains why she is working diligently to promote equality for girls wanted to play tackle football. (23:29)

From one glass breaker to another, the NFL's first female coach, Jen Welter, who is now a defensive specialist for the AAF's Arizona Legends then joins Melissa to share details of her new partnership with adidas (37:32), her unique approach to coaching (36:10), and why we should all be watching the AAF.(54:30) She also shares the incredible, crafty story of how she got Bruce Arians to hire her in 2015. (46:28)

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