[4] New York Jets head coach Charley Winner met her at a party hosted by her father Calvin and convinced her to join the team as a receptionist.
[2] The team allowed her to make the final selection in the 1975 NFL draft, and she chose tight end Mark Bartoszek from Ohio State in the 17th round.
[3] In her first season, Carberg was assigned to scout Big Ten Conference football players for the Jets,[3] and traveled to games and practices.
[2] Beginning in 1977, she was unable to scout on the road like the other members of the department due to owner Leon Hess' hesitation in having a woman continue to perform those tasks.
The team was coaching in the Senior Bowl and needed another defensive lineman on the roster due to a vacancy, so Carberg called several prospects before suggesting Gastineau to be the replacement based on a phone conversation with him.