It’s not unusual for NFL referees to take some inadvertent hits. It comes with the territory. And just because Sarah Thomas (the first full-time female official in NFL history) is a woman doesn’t mean she’s immune either.
During the Packers-Vikings game in December, two players crashed into Thomas on the sideline, which sent her flying backwards. As you can see, she tried to break her fall with her hands.
Line judge Sarah Thomas comes up smiling like a champ after taking a hard hit on the sideline. #MINvsGB @NFL #NFLOfficial pic.twitter.com/q9msDESWfy
— NFL@SneakerReporter (@NFL_SR) December 24, 2016
According to ESPN’s Jane McManus via NFL officials head Dean Blandino, Thomas broke her wrist, but finished out the game anyway.
NFL officials head Dean Blandino told me ref Sarah Thomas broke a bone in her wrist during that collision in Green Bay, but finished game.
— Jane McManus (@janesports) January 27, 2017
Blandino said Thomas’ crew was off the following week, So injury wasn’t a factor in her absence.
— Jane McManus (@janesports) January 27, 2017
There’s no questions she’s tougher than some of the players.
