When the Arizona Cardinals hired Jen Welter to be the first female coach in NFL history, the story made national headlines, and rightfully so.
But it was just an internship meant to last through the preseason, and now that the preseason is coming to a close, Welter is no longer employed by the Cardinals.
Daniel Roberts of Fortune has more:
Welter’s role was an internship from the start. The Cardinals always called it that, and while some of the articles about Welter failed to mention that detail, her internship (and all of the coaching internships) was only scheduled to run through the third preseason game. Now it has ended, Welter confirmed to Fortune during a visit to our offices on Wednesday. The Cardinals have another preseason game on Thursday, against the Denver Broncos, but Welter (and the team’s six other training camp coaching interns) won’t be there.
This was classified as an internship from the very start, although those who saw the headlines and only skimmed the story may have missed this important detail. It doesn't take anything away from Welter's accomplishment, and by all accounts, the players had nothing but positive reviews of her performance. But we'll have to wait a little bit longer to see a female NFL coach roaming the sidelines during games that count in the standings.
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[via The Washington Post]
