This made her the second female player for a position other than kicker or placekick-holder on a men's professional football team, and the first at running back.

[6] Welter was featured in Mogul's #IAmAMogul campaign as part of Women's History Month in March 2016 for "changing the perception of what it means to be an NFL coach.

The Washington Post added, "The biggest question coming in was would guys in the NFL respond to a woman coaching them, and the obvious answer is yes".

[22] On December 11, 2018, Welter was hired by the Atlanta Legends of the newly-formed Alliance of American Football as a defensive specialist under head coach Brad Childress.

[24] In 2015, Jennifer Welter received the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award[25] in recognition for her achievements in the sports world.