Sarah Thomas (American football official)

[5] In her three seasons on the basketball team, Thomas amassed 779 points, 441 rebounds, 108 assists, and 192 steals.

"[13] On November 12, 2011, Thomas became the first woman to officiate in a Big Ten stadium, working as a line judge when Northwestern hosted Rice.

[15] Thomas worked New Orleans Saints scrimmages,[16] and was part of the NFL officiating development program, spending three days at the Indianapolis Colts minicamp.

[note 1][17] Thomas made her NFL regular season debut in a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on September 13, 2015, as part of Pete Morelli's crew as the line judge.

[18] On December 24, 2016, Thomas broke her wrist in a mid-game collision on the sideline of a Vikings-Packers game.

After being looked at for a brief concussion protocol, Thomas returned and finished the game with the broken wrist.

The change in the position name from head linesman coincided with the move in order to use a gender-neutral term.

She was named to the crew for the game between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers on January 13, 2019.

[21] She was an alternate for the 2018 Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams Wild Card game.