The Buffalo Bills have become the second team to be on the right side of gender progress in the NFL.
The Bills announced Wednesday that they have hired Kathryn Smith to serve as a special teams quality control coach.
The move comes less than a year after the Arizona Cardinals hired Jen Welter to serve as a training-camp assistant coach. Smith's role is a full-time gig, the first for a woman in the NFL.
According to the team's website, Smith served as an administrative assistant under Rex Ryan this past season.