The San Francisco 49ers have hired the first openly LGBT football coach in NFL history.
Katie Sowers, who worked with wide receivers and quality control issues as an intern with the team this summer, gave an interview to SBNation’s OutSports Web site, confirming her orientation.
“No matter what you do in life, one of the most important things is to be true to who you are,” Sowers told Outsports. “There are so many people who identify as LGBT in the NFL, as in any business, that do not feel comfortable being public about their sexual orientation.