A New York woman will make history early next month when she becomes the first female player to compete at a regional combine, according to NFL.com.
Lauren Silberman, a club soccer player at Wisconsin, will participate in the New Jersey regional combine as a kicker.
Silberman wrote a master's thesis at MIT on how athletes use video games to enhance their own performance.
"I was not aware that I was the first female registrant," Silberman told NFL.com. "I was actually hoping that the 2012 historical milestone rule, to allow women to play, would prompt more women to attend tryouts this year. But for me, what's important is to finally have a chance to fulfill my dreams by trying out to play in the world's most competitive football league."
