TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jen Welter paved the way for women in the NFL by becoming the first female assistant coach when she interned with the Arizona Cardinals during training camp this season.
On Wednesday, Kathryn Smith followed Welter's lead when the Buffalo Bills made her the first female full-time assistant coach in the NFL. She will be Buffalo's special teams quality-control coach.
"I think it's an honor to know that what we did in Arizona has really changed the game for other women," Welter told ESPN.com Thursday.