Sarah Thomas will become the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl when she serves as down judge for next month's championship spectacle, the NFL announced Tuesday.
Super Bowl 55 will be staged on February 7 at Tampa, Florida.
In 2015, Thomas became the first permanent female official in NFL history, debuting as a line judge in a Kansas City at Houston game.
She became the first woman with an on-field assignment in an NFL playoff game in 2019.
Sarah Thomas is now the first woman named to a Super-Bowl officiating crew.
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The role Thomas fills was known as head linesman before she began serving as a down judge in 2017.
Carl Cheffers, a 21-season NFL veteran official, will be referee for the championship contest, leading a seven-person crew.
He was also in charge of Super Bowl 51 in 2017.
