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Lauren Silberman, first woman at NFL combine, didn't make the cut

BY Jillian Raftery  on March 4, 2013 @ 1:50 pm (Updated: 2:22 pm - 3/4/13 )


When Lauren Silberman became the first woman invited to try out as a kicker at an NFL combine this weekend, many hailed it as a huge win for women in athletics. But after her dismal tryout, Dori says he's seen much better - even if he thinks no woman would have made the team.

Dori explains that even the best women fall short of some of the best men in athletics. In football, it's also a safety issue because of weight and height differences.

Lauren Silberman was discovered after nailing a series of trick shots.

Lauren said in interviews before the tryout that she thought she had a good shot, saying she'd be practicing her 60 yard field goal kicks. But at the combine she could barely get the ball off the ground. Her first kick went 19 yards, and the second went 13 yards.

After that, she left the field with an injury.

But Good Morning America has hailed her as a hero for "breaking through the glass ceiling." Dori thinks that her poor performance might mean she was just trying to get attention.

"I wanted to root for her because she sounded very personable," said Dori. "She has her master's from MIT, she's a very accomplished person. But this just seemed like someone who wanted to get famous for a few minutes and didn't mind humiliating herself."

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  • ron prevost wrote...
    Oh, come on, Dori. I listened to this on the Tom Tagney show.
    March 4, 2013 3:14 pm
    This is Luke's write and you're not going to make it any better by posting it on your site as well.
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  • AKAF wrote...
    @ron
    March 4, 2013 8:44 pm
    It's Jillians' writing but its not like the other shows don't steal material from other hosts. Do you actually listen to the station?
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  • ron prevost wrote...
    My bad
    March 5, 2013 2:42 am
    This actually IS a different write. ... But Luke does have the same story blogged and that's where I heard it yesterday, about 10:30?.
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    Actually
    March 4, 2013 9:56 pm
    The AP wrote about it long before mynorthwest.com got wind of it.

    The story I read earlier was she injured herself a few days or so before the regional. She tried to rest it hoping it would be fine by tryout day, but the pain was too much and her performance suffered as a result.

    Maybe she was making excuses, maybe not.

    I just hope she realises what she is up against if she does get another chance and succeeds.

    If you have ever played full contact football, pads and all for an organised league, you know exactly what I am talking about.

    Even the kickers are at times put in a position to make a tackle. Usually by the time they make contact, it is with someone running full speed.

    It isn't about being sexist or chauvinistic. It is about being realistic...

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  • AKAF wrote...
    @soo
    March 4, 2013 11:00 pm
    I heard the same story that she injured herself last week while training. However, non of the four shows reported that part of the story. Still, my under 10 year old kid can kick farther than she did...she had to be injured before but why attempt the kick knowing you are injured?
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  • RMAN wrote...
    Publicity Stunt
    March 8, 2013 10:54 am
    That's all it was. I did better when I did the Punt Pass and Kick back in the 70's.
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