Patriots make franchise history with new scouting department hire originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots recently hired an entry-level scouting assistant, a transaction that normally wouldn't make headlines.
But their hiring of Maya Ana Callender is worth noting, because Callender is believed to be the first full-time female scout in New England franchise history, per ESPN's Mike Reiss.
Callender comes to Foxboro after also breaking barriers at Princeton, where she spent four years as the Tigers' director of football operations and was the first Black woman in school history to hold that title.