NFL's on-field gender barrier broken.....

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" SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Shannon Eastin has become the first woman to officiate an NFL game.

Eastin broke the NFL's on-field gender barrier Thursday night, serving as the line judge for a seven-man crew working a preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers.

Wearing No. 27 on the back of her official's uniform, Eastin was dwarfed by the players as she lined up in front of San Diego's sideline and had a camera following nearly every move before the game.

The 42-year-old from Tempe, Ariz., seemed at ease in the spotlight, though, and had at least two players shake her hand right before the opening kickoff.

Eastin is a referee in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, college football's second-highest level, and a 16-year veteran of officiating. She got her NFL shot as a replacement official, among a group taking the place of the regular refs, who are locked out.

And now, she'll have a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame."

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Nhboy's new hero. The scab wench who crossed the picket line!!! Die you union scum!!!

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Message to the labor unions - in an Obama economy, don't go on strike because there are folks like this woman who are lined up to take your job.

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Originally Posted by Two-er

Message to the labor unions - in an Obama economy, don't go on strike because there are folks like this woman who are lined up to take your job.

Yea - unions actually think Obama is their friend. You don't have a lot of leverage when there are 12 million people who will gladly do your job without a CBA and for a lot less money.

Mucho kudos again to NHBOY for highlighting the union busting NFL refs.