Sarah Thomas' son named after Brady, slammed for favouring Bucs during Super Bowl

Sarah Thomas created history on Sunday after becoming first female NFL referee to officiate Super Bowl. 47-year-old was picked as one of officials for Super Bowl LV, serving as down judge in referee Carl Cheffers' crew. Thomas was first female referee in NFL, starting her officiating career in 2015. 

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Sarah Thomas' son is named after NFL legend Tom Brady, slammed for Super Bowl officiating 

Chiefs vs Bucs Super Bowl saw some questionable officiating and Sarah Thomas faced some heat by netizens online. On a number of occasions, home side received favourable calls much to irritation of Chiefs fans online. After some digging, eagle-eyed netizens found out that 47-year-old has a child named Brady. Sarah Thomas has been married to Brian Thomas since 2000, with whom she has three kids.  pair has two sons, Bridley, 17, and Brady, 14, along with a daughter, Bailey, 5. Brady Thomas was born in 2003, year when Tom Brady and  New England Patriots lifted ir second Super Bowl title. Fans called her out on social media, alleging skulduggery and favouritism on her part. 

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Sarah Thomas was first woman to officiate a game in Mississippi’s top high school division and  first woman to referee a major college football game after joining Conference USA’s full-time staff in 2007. She was also  first woman to officiate a bowl game when she worked Marshall’s win over Ohio in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in 2009. 47-year-old was hired as NFL’s first permanent female official in 2015, after having spent time in New Orleans Saints’ and Indianapolis Colts’ training camps and officiating a 2013 pre-season game between Saints and Oakland Raiders.

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current season was her sixth in NFL, making her eligible to feature in Super Bowl, with NFL selecting crew based on eligibility — a minimum of five years of experience is required, while in-season performance is also reviewed. Sarah Thomas has been an inspiration to many, and her journey should be savoured rar than criticised. 47-year-old had said that being first to referee Super Bowl wasn't her aim, but that she was happy if her story could positively impact someone. She had said that she loves having title especially because of what it means to ors and her daughter. 

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