About Jen
Dr. Jen Welter is the first woman to coach in the NFL, serving as linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals in summer 2015. She has a doctorate in psychology and master's in sports psychology from Boston College. She played 14 years in women's professional football, winning four world championships and two gold medals with Team USA (2010 and 2013). She was the first woman to play running back in men's professional football with the Texas Revolution and was inducted into the Women's Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
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- First female NFL coach
- Linebackers coach Arizona Cardinals 2015
- Women's professional football player
- Sports psychologist
- Two-time gold medalist with Team USA
- Author of Play Big memoir
- Youth football camps
- Keynote speaker on leadership
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