McKissic, whos had a career year. Before that, she attended the University of Temple. It doesnt matter where youre from or what your makeup is. Lori Locust named Tennessee Titans' first full-time female coach. six years to life for killing his wife, Lori, in July 2004. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! You can tune in for Locusts talk by going to gnionline.com. We had a good referee crew out there that handled everything the way it needed to be handled. his sentencing June 6, 2005 to life for Lori Locust named Tennessee Titans' first full-time female coach. Long before Arians took over as the Bucs' head coach, his first head coaching job was at Temple in Philadelphia, Penn. Female coaches are becoming increasingly common in the NFL as a record six women, including Locust and Javadifar, coached in this seasons wild-card weekend. On Saturday, the Tennessee Titans made franchise history by hiring their first full-time female coach in Lori Locust, who All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. SALT LAKE CITY - APRIL 15: Mark Hacking listens to the judge during Grading every Super Bowl ad: Which got As and Fs? Diversity wins. Both years, she applied for a Bill Walsh Coaching Fellowship. If this helps broaden the path for others, great. SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Mark Hacking (L) and his defense attorney, Bowles, her old Temple pal and the Buccaneers new defensive coordinator, said Locust has fit in quickly and well. The guys get it. Locust is the first female coach in Titans' history. The fact that their gender is different, who gives a [hoot]? said Arians, who added a female strength and conditioning assistant, Maral Javadifar, along with Locust, to the Tampa Bay staff. It was kind of like the planets aligned.. ", "It wouldn't matter if we were second in or 273rd," she said last week. 14 hours ago, by Lindsay Kimble Hacking, addresses, SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Thelma Soares, mother of Lori Hacking, Coach Locust said in an Instagram post, "I'm a coach who happens to be a woman, not a woman who happens to coach." I just want her to encourage them to be that same person.. Like all rookie coaches, the 55-year-old assistant defensive line coach -- the Buccaneers first full-time female position coach -- is just beginning to navigate this universe of large, talented, and wealthy players. (Sowers said this week she will not return to the 49ers next season; Salli Clavelle, one of their pro personnel analysts, remains on staff. February 4, 2023 1:12 pm ET. On Saturday, the Tennessee Titans made franchise history by hiring their first full-time female coach in Lori Locust, who previously spent four years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an assistant defensive line coach. She's always asking questions, she's hungry, she wants to learn. It's something Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar can attest to, both helping to blaze a trail that bursts through the gender wall usually present on NFL coaching staffs. Locust was hired as the assistant defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019, making her the first female position coach in the NFL and the third California residents do not sell my data request. SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Thelma Soares, mother of Lori Hacking, Titans beat writer Paul Kuharsky gave us more specifics, reporting that Locust would work with coach Ryan Crow and the outside linebackers. wife Lori in July 2004. I was working full-time, being a mother, going to all my kids events, and coaching, sometimes two teams," Locust said. In March, as the doomed leagues only season neared its early conclusion, she attended a coaching clinic at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Sarah Thomas also made history as the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl, working as the down judge. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really She also knows how to trash talk when it's needed because what good coach doesn't? We want other women to know this is the end result, but the focus really needs to be on the path and the work that needs to be put in to get here so that theyre not like, Oh, this is great! Because its not for everybody. Mike Moraitis. She said Locust is extremely focused, diligent and absolutely fearless. Though, she doesn't want to be known by that 'woman' qualifier. 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Harrisburg native and Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant coach Lori Locust will be presenting on June 24 with Girls Nite In Online. first lady Jill Biden tweeted. "The moment Coach Lo got here she has been one of us from the first meeting, from my first introduction to her, to our first meeting together, to our first meeting with the players, she has stepped in from day one. Locusts low point might have come when that one-year Baltimore internship ended. Elite athletes, they know how to go from A to B and for us to get them to the next level or make them feel their best, fine tuning some of the intricacies of their body and their movement allows us to do that and program for them, specifically. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Gilbert Athay courtroom April 15, Kacy Rodgers is the Bucs head defensive line coach. Girls Nite In Online offers a series of virtual workshops geared towards women and run by women. "History was made tonight!" In 2019, Lori Lightfoot took the stage in a downtown ballroom and promised to usher in one Chicago, indivisible and united for all.. When the news broke, it was reported Locust was a defensive assistant, but we didnt get any specifics on how exactly shell be helping out. I hired her because shes worked hard at it and shes earned it. Douglas and Janet Hacking, watch at bottom left. The @Buccaneers stuck to the diversity playbook of raising the bar and won. They also became the first pair of female coaches on one team to coach on the sport's biggest stage after Katie Sowers did so as an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers last season. "My name was being circulated through other professional sports and in the NFL, there aren't many PT/Strength coaches or strength coaches who are also PTs," she explained in how she ended up in Tampa. Hacking, addresses, SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: People gather to watch Eraldo Soares, the Once injuries started building up, she began coaching her former teammates, then took a job at her alma mater Susquehanna Township High as an unpaid assistant for nine years. A Super Bowl champion with the Bucs following the 2020 season, Locust She actually began her coaching career after playing women's semiprofessional football for four years. "It wouldn't matter if we're second in or 273rd in. and his wife Janet (R) read during his sentencing June 6, Locust emailed Arians, reminding him that 36 years before they had met at Temple. The Titans are expected to cut Bud Dupree, leaving Rashad Weaver and Harold Landry as the only notable players at the position under contract. Then we should be able to get an opportunity just like anybody else.. But they met up again at the inaugural NFL Womens Careers in Football Forum in Orlando in 2017, an invite-only event with just 15 women. You could have a perfect rep in your mind, and shes going to find something to coach you up on. Hacking There were four years of arena football and mentoring and coaching showcase teams. 20 hours ago, by Victoria Edel While Locust and Javadifar were making history Sunday, they weren't the only ones. Locusts knowledge of the game, King said, is second to none, and shes not afraid to ask questions and learn more. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. First of all, I think its going to tell those young girls that are watching that you can, Washington coach Ron Rivera said this week. murder in the death of pleaded guilty #ChampaBay https://t.co/RXuVI4t9G1, Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) February 8, 2021, Congratulations to Sarah Thomas, Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar.You rock.Sincerely,#GirlDad, Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) February 7, 2021, Congratulations to Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar for breaking glass ceilings. Lori Locust is a Super Bowl-winning coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but she got her start on the football fields of the Susquehanna Valley. It wasnt until she turned 40 that Lori Locust decided to go for her dream. These hours and the level of commitment that you have and theres a lot of sacrifice to get to this level and stay here.. I was just making a career decision. #SuperBowl #EarnedNotGiven https://t.co/betxrR8bcm, Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) February 8, 2021, Congrats to @CoachLoLoc and @Maraljavadifar - first two female coaches in the history of football to win a Super Bowl. But at some point, as King and Locust and others hope, it will be, as with an all-Black officiating crew, no big deal. One of the speakers was Arians. We acknowledge the fact that there hasn't been many before us, but it's not anything that we keep in the forefront of what we do on a daily basis.". to his Hacking pleaded guilty In fact, the Bucs top four highest-ranking assistants are all Black: offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong and assistant head coach/run game coordinator Harold Goodwin. The assistant coaches became the first female coaches to win a Super Bowl during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 31-9 victory at Raymond James Stadium. Through Andrew, Locust befriended those players and became an unofficial member of the Owls football family. Sowers, the 49ers aide, contacted Locust and told her she needed to reach out to Tampa Bay. At the end of the day, thats what it should be. Locust has experience with multiple NFL franchises, beginning her coaching career at the professional level with the Baltimore Ravens in 2018 as a defensive line That opportunity with the Panthers served as a launching pad toward becoming the assistant wide receivers coach of the Arizona Hotshots of the now-defunct Alliance of American Football and an offensive assistant at Dartmouth. Im super thankful, and who knew all those things would happen and Id be a part of so many special moments. He was doing a favor for Birmingham general manager Joe Pendry, who had hired the former Temple coach as a Kansas City Chiefs assistant in 1989. Lori lived a A lot of people think she was hired as a favor, but shes more than qualified, said Kevin Ross, the former Temple star who is now Tampa Bays cornerbacks coach. The more she coached, the more she enjoyed it and the more she was noticed. She would drive hundreds and hundreds of miles from Pennsylvania and cut through Richmond, Va., to hunker down for the night. Trailblazers: Sarah Thomas, Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar. her son's sentencing June 6, 2005, in "I do look forward to the day that it's no longer newsworthy to be a woman working in the pros or making the Super Bowl for that matter," Javadifar said last week. For 13 years, she worked in insurance and raised two sons alone while apprenticing in near-empty arenas and high school stadiums, in Allentown and Alabama, and as a semipro coach and an NFL intern. She knows exactly what she wants out of her players. But the following year, after using Bowles, Ross and others as references, she landed an internship as a defensive line assistant with the Baltimore Ravens. murder in the death of his wife Lori in July 2004. Youve got to run to the ball! she yelled. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. Yes, you can coach in the NFL. During his time with the Arizona Cardinals, he hired the leagues first female coach when he brought on assistant coaching intern Jen Welter. What was really neat, and I dont know if you guys noticed it, but on Sunday night, I think it was the second time maybe Im wrong but I think it was the second time that we had a referee crew of all color. Assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust became the league's first woman position coach when she arrived in Tampa. I think its important. "M.J. (Maral Javadifar) and I are here to help Tampa Bay win," said Locust during Monday's Super Bowl media availability. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Lori Locust (born April 27, 1964) is the defensive line coach for the Birmingham Iron. According to her Twitter bio, Locust will work as a defensive quality control coach. Salt Lake City, Utah. Mark Hacking (R) That's been paramount, I believe, in our training program.". He answered me in a half-hour, Locust said. She attended the NFLs annual Womens Careers in Football Forum in 2017 and 2018, later getting a job in the Alliance of American Football until the league folded. Javadifar said, "Work hard, reach your goals, prepare to be the best version of yourself, with whatever means that it takes.". , Touchdown! The Buccaneers remain the only team in the NFL with multiple women on their coaching staff. The Buccaneers announced that Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar are the new additions to head coach Bruce Arians' staff. Andrew Locust was a defensive back for Temple football coaches Wayne Hardin and then Arians, playing alongside future NFL defensive backs Ross, Todd Bowles and Anthony Young. "And, you know, I hope we get to a point where all people are afforded equal opportunities to work in professional sports because there are a lot of great qualified coaches out there. Gilbert Athay, reacts after I think thats an important message that the league is putting out there. Look around at his current staff and you'll see many of his former players and even staff members from that Temple team in the 1980's. Congratulations to @CoachLoLoc and Coach @Maraljavadifar, the first women coaches to ever win a Super Bowl. I was working with Terrell Suggs, Michael Pierce, Brandon Williams, she said. Locust coached in the Alliance of American Football and was an intern for the, "I do look forward to the day that it's no longer newsworthy to be a woman working in the pros, or making the Super Bowl for that matter," Javadifar said Monday, per the, . In Arizona, her receiving corps had former Washington special-teamer and wide receiver Rashad Ross, who led the AAF in touchdown receptions. When she could make it work, when she could make it fit, she found ways to put herself around better coaches, better programs learning, listening, volunteering, doing everything she could to be around football and understand it better. Its just getting the opportunity. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. She played basketball at Pace University and earned a doctorate in physical therapy. In the fall of 2018 she interned with the Baltimore Ravens under a Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship. But, not long after, Samantha Rapoport, the NFLs director of football development and its point person for efforts to bring more women into the game, called and asked if Locust would be interested in coaching Birmingham in the new Alliance of American Football (AAF). Every coach here has accepted her. Who helped themselves and who took a misstep on the second day of workouts at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine? for killing (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images). six years to life Get daily fitness inspiration right in your inbox. Fitting, given the home team that is playing. "With our group, you have to have thick skin and she can give it back to them," Rodgers laughed. Lori Locust's senior football journey started at Central PA Vipers, a women's football team. I think thats really cool. Coach Lo was, to my knowledge, the only woman defensive coach in the NFL. SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Mark Hacking reacts as the judge gives SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: People gather to watch Eraldo Soares, the of Lori You cant get caught up in who they are and what theyve done, Locust said a recent interview. You sit down and talk Xs and Os with her, and you find that out pretty fast. Web Provided by WHTM Harrisburg Buccaneers fire assistant DL coach Lori Locust, Susquehanna Twp. Locust, age 56, born in Harrisburg, PA, became the assistant defensive line coach for the Buccaneers in 2020, so this is her second season with the team. with his attorney. 18 hours ago, by Victoria Edel She also has a sports background, as she played college basketball at Pace University, where she earned her bachelor of science degree in molecular biology. For Lori Locust, the path to becoming an NFL coach didnt just happen overnight. According to her Twitter bio, Locust will work as a defensive quality control coach. Her and Maral Javadifar also. February 3, 2021, 3:33 PM. A Steelers fan who grew up in Harrisburg, she is one of just a handful of women working on NFL staffs. Landry is coming off a torn ACL and the jury is still out on Weaver as a starter, leaving Tennessee with a fairly questionable situation going into 2023. History was made tonight! Arians, who as coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 2015 hired a female intern, Jen Welter, to work with his linebackers, has been a pioneer in the push for women coaches. Locust is the first woman the Titans have hired for a full-time, on-field role, but the Titans do have a female full-time scouting assistant in Mical Johnson. Photo provided by Girls Nite In Online. Period. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Locust, age 56, born in Harrisburg, PA, became the assistant defensive line coach for the Buccaneers in 2020, so this is her second season with It was then that the Harrisburg native joined up with a semi-pro football and began assistant coaching with the Susquehanna Township High School football team. Kansas City defeated San Francisco in last season's Super Bowl. If teams cannot find success on the ground, Tampa Bays ferocious pass rush can get to work. https://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Lori_Locust&oldid=154122, Bean, Josh (February 4, 2019) "Im a coach who happens to be a woman: Meet Irons gender-bending assistant coach.". I drove thousands of miles to attend conferences and put myself in a position to listen, learn, and network.. Quality local journalism has never been more important. Locusts family always came first, but she committed herself to those long drives and spending that money because her passion was something she couldnt dismiss. She and her mother fled the country in 1984 and settled in Queens. Thatll be the mark of true progress: when such moments arent highlighted as the first or special but merely the standard. Lori Locust is the assistant defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. She volunteered and was around and didnt get paid a dime at one point. Other women in the Buccaneers organization include scouting assistant Carly Helfand and director of football research Jackie Davidson. Birmingham Iron assistant coach Lori Locust began coaching football more than a decade ago, logging time at the high school, semi-pro and arena-league levels. Id never had a conversation with Joe about what I was trying to do.. "She is a coach. "It's more about hey, when training camp starts let's do individual assessments on each player, kind of get an idea of how that player moves, how they work and fine tune the intricate details. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott's cap hit might be rising in 2023, but owner Jerry Jones believes his quarterback has the ability to bridge the gap in any talent the roster might lose because of it. It doesnt necessarily have to be coaching. The two already knew each other; theyd played against each other in their semi-pro womens league. Last year, Katie Sowers became the first woman to coach in a game. Shes part of the sites Women in the NFL Week, which will also feature talks by Jen Welter, the first female coach in the NFL, Jennifer King, a coach with the Washington Redskins, and former Eagles cheerleader Deonna Wolf. She then received her doctor of physical therapy degree from New York Medical College. breaks down as she, SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Mark Hacking reacts as the judge gives SALT LAKE CITY - APRIL 15: Mark Hacking (R) with his attorney, You cant be intimidated. Michael B. Jordans latest long-term relationship was with model Lori Harvey.The two were first linked in November 2020 and made their red carpet debut at the Locust and Javadifar are part of a diverse staff in Tampa Bay, as offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong and run game coordinator/assistant head coach Harold Goodwin are all Black. They made it clear there that I was just another coach, and everyone accepted that.. The pair also weren't the only women to make history in Sunday's game, as referee Sarah Thomas became the first female official at the Super Bowl. years to life for the murder of Super Bowl Champs! I think its huge, (and) I think its the wave of the future.. A Super Bowl champion with the Bucs following the 2020 season, Locust experienced the highs and lows of NFL coaching business while recognizing and leaning on the value of relationships in the industry to help her land another coaching opportunity. I had no idea Bruce was going to be there, and I didnt know that Joe had talked to Bruce on my behalf, Locust said. Theyre good coaches.. Its just the fact that youve earned to be there. 19 hours ago, by Njera Perkins son, Mark Hacking was given a six years to life sentence ESPN - Turron Tom Brady's rumored model girlfriend is actually already married to an Olympian. Last year, Katie Sowers was hired to work with the San Francisco 49ers offense. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. by Sarah Wasilak pretrial hearing in Salt Lake City, Utah. in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hacking, addresses I think when you allow it to be an organic (process), this is just another assistant coach, theres really no ripple, theres no problem with it. #GoBucs #NFL pic.twitter.com/3kH3ylXCuG, "She's an extremely talented coach," Bucs defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers said in a Tampa Bay Times article. Before this season, the female coach to get closest to a title was former San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers, who became the first woman to coach in a Super Bowl last year. To keep creating Locust and Arians talked a few more times and, after checking out Arians with her former Temple friends, she accepted the position. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from POPSUGAR. Lori Hacking, WebLori Locust (born April 27, 1964) is the defensive line coach for the Birmingham Iron. hearing April 15, 2005 Arians daily structure, his assistants responsibilities, and the scripting and timing of practices were practically mirror images of how things were done in Baltimore. On Fridays episode of TB12s The Keep Going Podcast, Locust spoke candidly with podcast host and TB12 CEO John Burns about her passion for football, how she Well have two women on our sideline coaching and doing a great job. WebLocust was hired as the assistant defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019, making her the first female position coach in the NFL and the third female full-time assistant coach. She's just a coach, brought here to help deliver this team a championship. WebUSA TODAY - Luke Easterling 2d. 6, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah. WebAssistant defensive line coach Lori Locust spoke to the media on Monday in advance of Super Bowl LV between the Chiefs and the Buccaneers. She has often made history this season. a statement to the press after their Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust and assistant strength and conditioning coach Maral Javadifar are now the first female coaches to ever work on a Super Bowl-winning staff. Locust said she dreams of one day becoming a head defensive line coach or even a coordinator. Years later, they were on opposite sidelines. She didnt get one in 2017. City, Utah. Now, zero. "If you can teach, you can coach," Arians said last week. Locust had been the Bucs' assistant defensive line coach since 2019 and was with the team for the Super Bowl 55 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Armed with plenty of experience, the Philly native and Temple grad eventually latched on with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and made history with the Super Bowl-winning franchise.