Woman tries out for NFL team
Updated: Monday, March 4 2013, 08:48 AM EST
(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – It was a first for the NFL this weekend. Lauren Silberman became the first woman to try out to make a team.
She went to a scouting combine in the New York area, but had a rough go of it.
She made two poor kickoff attempts before aggravating a leg injury she suffered leading up to the tryout.
"I've always been an athlete, I've always been a gamer and when I had the opportunity to be in the NFL, one of the world's most competitive leagues, I absolutely had to take the chance," said Lauren Silberman.
Silberman was a soccer player in college. This was her first time trying football.
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