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Sarah Thomas 1st full-time female NFL official

NEW YORK — Sarah Thomas is among 10 new officials joining the NFL's crews this season.

NFL officiating director Dean Blandino said Friday that Thomas will work as a line judge with veteran referee Pete Morelli. Thomas already had been announced as the first woman hired by the league as a full-time, on-field official.

Thomas was in the league's officiating development program in 2013 and '14 and has worked at minicamps, training camps and exhibition games. She has officiated for Conference USA since 2007, with assignments including the Senior Bowl, the Pizza Bowl, the Fight Hunger Bowl, the Medal of Honor Bowl, and the league championship game in 2010 and '14.