More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, How Lori Locust used an email to get on Buccaneers radar and become NFLs newest female coach. to murder in the death of his wife Lori in July 2004. In her first season in Washington, King has worked with future Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson, as well as rookie Antonio Gibson, whose 11 touchdowns are three shy of the franchise record for a rookie, and J.D. Six years ago, Lori Locust attended the NFL Womens Forum hoping to break into an industry she was passionate about. 18 hours ago, by Victoria Edel She is the team's first full-time female coach after working with the Buccaneers. She departed Temple without a degree in 1984 when her father was diagnosed with cancer. to life for killing his wife, Lori Yes, you can coach in the NFL. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! While her parents took her to occasional high school football games, neither was a fan of the sport. Just like last year, the Bucs will have a lot of work to do on their 2021 roster before and after free agency begins but Head Coach Bruce Arians believes the team can keep a 'special' group together because the sky is the limit for them, Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and won his fourth Super Bowl MVP award as his Buccaneers throttled Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, 31-9, to become the first team ever to win a Super Bowl on its home turf, QB Tom Brady won his fifth Super Bowl MVP award on Sunday night, and deservedly so, but he says the Bucs' overwhelming 31-9 victory over the Chiefs was the result of an 'amazing group of guys' coming together when it mattered, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. March 1, 2023. SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Janet Hacking, Mark Hacking's mother, I was working with Terrell Suggs, Michael Pierce, Brandon Williams, she said. King, who works with running backs coach Randy Jordan, said many of the same things as Locust when she was hired in February. We want other women to know this is the end result, but the focus really needs to be on the path and the work that needs to be put in to get here so that theyre not like, Oh, this is great! Because its not for everybody. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Like all rookie coaches, the 55-year-old assistant defensive line coach -- the Buccaneers first full-time female position coach -- is just beginning to navigate this universe of large, talented, and wealthy players. I know (Rivera) and I were on a panel once together on diversity. SALT LAKE CITY - APRIL 15: Mark Hacking listens to the judge during I had no idea what the year was going to hold for me, and even coming here, the magnitude of it. The timing was phenomenal, yes, but it took a lot to get to this point. courtroom April 15, And in that instant, Lori Locust, a Philadelphia-born football fanatic who is in her early days as one of the NFLs first full-time female assistant coaches, did what any of her colleagues might have done. 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Before this season, the female coach to get closest to a title was former San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers, who became the first woman to coach in a Super Bowl last year. judgment during, SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Mark Hacking cries as the judge gives A lot of people think she was hired as a favor, but shes more than qualified, said Kevin Ross, the former Temple star who is now Tampa Bays cornerbacks coach. Locust inadvertently pointed herself toward the NFL nearly a decade-and-a-half ago. judgment during They made it clear there that I was just another coach, and everyone accepted that.. Previously, she covered the Washington Commanders for The Athletic. Weba statement to the press after their son, Mark Hacking was given a six years to life sentence. The Buccaneers announced that Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar are the new additions to head coach Bruce Arians' staff. Quality local journalism has never been more important. A former Temple student who grew up a Steelers fan in Harrisburg, Locust is one of just a handful of women working on NFL staffs. Congratulations to @CoachLoLoc and Coach @Maraljavadifar, the first women coaches to ever win a Super Bowl. the Murderpedia project stay alive. Super Bowl Champs! Harrisburg native and Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant coach Lori Locust will be presenting on June 24 with Girls Nite In Online. I thought that was really a neat thing that nobody made a big deal about it. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired defensive line coach Lori Locust, the NFLs only female defensive coach on Thursday. July 2004. during Mark Hacking's her son's sentencing June 6, 2005, in Thats why I think it works so well here, is hes gathered individuals that he knows will benefit the organization. Six years ago, Lori Locust attended the NFL Womens Forum hoping to break into an industry she was passionate about. She knows thats what everyone saw, the culmination of 15 years to reach this point. to life for Super Bowl LVII: Watch parties, performances & more. Secondly, Jennifer being a person of color, I wouldve hired her whether she was or wasnt of color. son, Mark Hacking was given a six years to life sentence Ive never run into a problem with a player or coach. I think thats really cool. Try a week on us. But for now, shes content to work with the Bucs defensive line for as long as they need her. Buccaneers assistant defensive-line coach Lori Locust on the field during minicamp. She would drive hundreds and hundreds of miles from Pennsylvania and cut through Richmond, Va., to hunker down for the night. his pretrial hearing in Salt Lake Locust will be sharing her journey and the lessons shes learned along the way at a free online seminar with the Girls Nite In Online platform at 4 p.m. on June 24. Locust is at the forefront of what the NFL hopes will be a pipeline of women entering coaching and front-office jobs. She just steps in and performs her role and we get on down the road.". Locust has experience with multiple NFL franchises, beginning her coaching career at the professional level with the Baltimore Ravens in 2018 as a defensive line Hacking was sentenced to six Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott's cap hit might be rising in 2023, but owner Jerry Jones believes his quarterback has the ability to bridge the gap in any talent the roster might lose because of it. She demands excellence, but she does so in such a laid-back way. #SuperBowl #EarnedNotGiven https://t.co/betxrR8bcm, Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) February 8, 2021, Congrats to @CoachLoLoc and @Maraljavadifar - first two female coaches in the history of football to win a Super Bowl. Locust coached in the Alliance of American Football and was an intern for the Baltimore Ravens before the Buccaneers hired her last offseason as an assistant defensive line coach. "And, you know, I hope we get to a point where all people are afforded equal opportunities to work in professional sports because there are a lot of great qualified coaches out there. Kansas City defeated San Francisco in last season's Super Bowl. his Web Provided by WHTM Harrisburg Buccaneers fire assistant DL coach Lori Locust, Susquehanna Twp. It wasnt until she turned 40 that Lori Locust decided to go for her dream. With the win, a pair of assistants on the teams coaching staff have made history. Then we should be able to get an opportunity just like anybody else.. I thought about it as the game was happening that nobody made an issue of it.. City, Utah. Photo provided by Girls Nite In Online. Shes a grinder. Birmingham Iron assistant coach Lori Locust began coaching football more than a decade ago, logging time at the high school, semi-pro and arena-league levels. Simply because she's qualified. Years later, they were on opposite sidelines. Its just getting the opportunity. She also knows how to trash talk when it's needed because what good coach doesn't? That, to me, was really cool. And if they cant do it, they get fired like everybody else.. 14 hours ago, by Lindsay Kimble Youve got to run to the ball! she yelled. Denise Lindberg (R) for Hacking's She'll be part of Girls Nite In Online's "Women in the NFL" series. At the end of the day, thats what it should be. Locust and Javadifar are part of a diverse staff in Tampa Bay, as offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong and run game coordinator/assistant head coach Harold Goodwin are all Black. It doesnt necessarily have to be coaching. She played basketball at Pace University and earned a doctorate in physical therapy. The more she coached, the more she enjoyed it and the more she was noticed. Gilbert Athay, reacts after I think it really is. Hacking Coaching football wasnt an option for a woman in the 1980s. "I do look forward to the day that it's no longer newsworthy to be a woman working in the pros or making the Super Bowl for that matter," Javadifar said last week. I just want her to encourage them to be that same person.. This year's game was the 55th Super Bowl. Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady named Super Bowl MVP for the fifth time in his career as he leads Tampa Bay to its second Super Bowl championship in franchise history. Its been quite a year for me, King said. coached in this seasons wild-card weekend, Sarah Thomas became the first woman to ever officiate in the Super Bowl, only NFL team with an all-Black group of coordinators under Arians. Whenever she played football in the backyard with neighborhood kids, she was Jack Lambert, Pittsburghs snarling middle linebacker. Both years, she applied for a Bill Walsh Coaching Fellowship. She has often made history this season. WebLori Locust and Maral Javadifar made history Sunday night. "It's a give and take and it's all love but she is a welcomed addition and the thing is for me, being the first time having a female assistant, I was like how is this going to be? Once in Tampa, she found that the Ravens internship had prepared her well. According to her Twitter bio, Locust will work as a defensive quality control coach. "With our group, you have to have thick skin and she can give it back to them," Rodgers laughed. Before that, she attended the University of Temple. History was made tonight! SALT LAKE CITY - APRIL 15: Mark Hacking (R) stands at the podium Shes tough, he said. It takes guts for anyone, let alone a woman, to walk into a locker room. Before joining the team, Javadifar, known as M.J., worked as a performance physical therapist. Arians, who as coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 2015 hired a female intern, Jen Welter, to work with his linebackers, has been a pioneer in the push for women coaches. 19 hours ago, by Yerin Kim It was time for that door to be knocked down and allow them because they've been putting in time, and they're very, very qualified. For us, shes just another coach we can learn from, said Beau Allen, the Bucs tackle who was on the Eagles victorious Super Bowl team, another set of eyes watching and helping us. I think thats the message that were trying to get out there because shes handled herself professionally the way you need to handle yourself to set the example. breaks down as she, SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Mark Hacking reacts as the judge gives Locust shared similar sentiments about King the focus and attention to detail and noted how calm and relaxed King always is. pretrial hearing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hacking, addresses, SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Thelma Soares, mother of Lori Hacking, He was doing a favor for Birmingham general manager Joe Pendry, who had hired the former Temple coach as a Kansas City Chiefs assistant in 1989. Locust emailed Arians, reminding him that 36 years before they had met at Temple. 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 19 hours ago, by Njera Perkins It was all out of pocket. WebLocust was hired as the assistant defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019, making her the first female position coach in the NFL and the third female full-time assistant coach. on April 15, 2005 during his #Titans first female coach will work with Ryan Crow and OLBs. 1954 ~ 2018Kaysville, UT-Lori Josephine Morgan was born on August 21, 1954, in San Francisco, California, to Betty Josephine Smith and Joel Dean Perkins. years to life for the murder of Born in Philadelphia in 1964, Locust was adopted by a Harrisburg couple soon afterward. 6, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah. and his wife Janet (R) read A Super Bowl champion with the Bucs following the 2020 season, Locust Lori Locust (born April 27, 1964) is the defensive line coach for the Birmingham Iron. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really She knew guys like Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles, Special Teams Coordinator Keith Armstrong, Cornerbacks coach Kevin Ross and running backs coach Todd McNair as fellow students back then. "My name was being circulated through other professional sports and in the NFL, there aren't many PT/Strength coaches or strength coaches who are also PTs," she explained in how she ended up in Tampa. Elite athletes, they know how to go from A to B and for us to get them to the next level or make them feel their best, fine tuning some of the intricacies of their body and their movement allows us to do that and program for them, specifically. Armed with plenty of experience, the Philly native and Temple grad eventually latched on with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and made history with the Super Bowl-winning franchise. (Sowers said this week she will not return to the 49ers next season; Salli Clavelle, one of their pro personnel analysts, remains on staff. "And, you know, I hope we get to a point where all people are afforded equal opportunities to work in professional sports because there are a lot of great qualified coaches out there. History was made tonight! sentencing June 6, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Landry is coming off a torn ACL and the jury is still out on Weaver as a starter, leaving Tennessee with a fairly questionable situation going into 2023. She joined the company in 2018 after more than two years at ESPNs The Undefeated, where she spent extensive time writing profiles, historical features and covering all major sports. You sit down and talk Xs and Os with her, and you find that out pretty fast. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Thelma Soares, mother of murdered Lori Hacking, addresses. wife Lori in Javadifar, age 30, became the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Buccaneers in 2020, so this was also her second season. Below Locust talks about her experience as the assistant coach, that she's just a coach, and that's how she's been treated: #Bucs female assistant coach Lori Locust on being just another coach on teams staff. Locust, who sat in the coaches box and helped defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers and defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, known for his exotic blitzes, got a birds-eye view of what she thought the Bucs could capitalize upon. Every coach here has accepted her. Locust is the first woman the Titans have hired for a full-time, on-field role, but the Titans do have a female full-time scouting assistant in Mical Johnson. 20 hours ago. And that was on top of working full time and raising her two sons. Shes done a great job really, really proud of her, Arians said this week. SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: People gather to watch Eraldo Soares, the This is a different role than the one Locust saw in Tampa Bay, where she worked with defensive linemen. I might look like an overnight success from the back end, but this has been a long time coming.. She attended the NFLs annual Womens Careers in Football Forum in 2017 and 2018, later getting a job in the Alliance of American Football until the league folded. It can be training, video, a lot of other avenues. February 5, 2023 10:29 am ET. She's just a coach, brought here to help deliver this team a championship. to address the media after Mark Hacking's parents, Locust and Javadifar became the first female coaches on a team to win the Super Bowl, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 Sunday night. SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Mark Hacking reacts as the judge gives addresses the judge during A native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Locust graduated from Susquehanna Township High School, where she worked as an assistant coach from 2010-2018. for killing Hacking was given The Tennessee Titans are adding former Tampa Buccaneers defensive line assistant Lori Locust to the staff as a defensive assistant, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Saturday. In addition to Locust and Javadifar making history, Sarah Thomas became the first woman to ever officiate in the Super Bowl. Instead, she emphasized that the important thing was the path and the work it took to get to that point. breaks down as she Locust happily accepted. 20 hours ago, by Victoria Edel