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Originally Posted by SPUCK
You won't be seeing any women in the regular team positions in the NFL because F=ma. Mass is king on a football team and you rarely find fast agile women weighing 220lbs.. I would expect to possibly see one be a kicker though. I'd like to see one too, I think it would be great, and great for the sport.
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Your probably right, however you always get folks out on the ends of the bell curve. My HS did NOT have varsity football, but when we played pickup, there was this one you woman who always got picked first - she played on the line - bot ways (aka offense and defense) - she was BIG and fast - 6+ ft tall, about 205 lbs, and NO FAT. Not quite NFL sized, but I'd bet she would have had no problems playing college ball
Of course, in the NFL, you have the GUYS who are the outlyers on the bell curve playing. I've been fairly strong, and by say 1980 standards had extremely stong legs (could leg press 1500lbs - not once - could do sets). Today, that doesn't even get you looked at (plus I was always too short).
BTW funny story RE the leg press - the HS gym only had a universal machine - max weight, 750 lbs on the "harder" pedals. One day, we get a new gym teacher. I walk in, and throw my pin at the bottom of the stack (500/750 weight) and get ready to start pushing the 500lbs. New Teacher says "You should really warm up first" - " I replied "I know" - and the OTHER gym teacher smiled and said "watch" - I ripped of a quick set of 10, moved my feet to the 750 pedals, ripped off another quick 10, pulled my left leg off, did another set of 10 (NOW I'm working), switched legs, and did the set for my right leg, and got up to let the next guy work in. New teach said " I get it - 500 lbs WAS your warmup" - I just smiled