The Atlanta Falcons have hired two new scouts.
According to The Athletic’s Lindsay Jones, the team has brought in Shelly Harvey and Kjahna O to work in the personnel department under Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff.
News: The @AtlantaFalcons have hired two women to work in the personnel department under GM Thomas Dimitroff. Kjahna O and Shelly Harvey are full-time employees, and will each complete a rotation in scouting assistant and scouting coordinator roles. | @TheAthleticNFL
— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) July 6, 2020
The Browns and Giants both added women to their scouting departments this offseason as well. While the NFL still has a ways to go when it comes to equal opportunities for females, it’s good to see things at least shifting in the right direction.
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