Well tell us how you really feel Sen! It was reported yesterday the NFL hired Sarah Thomas as the leagues first female full time official to be part of regular season games. There had been women on the sidelines before but that was for preseason games at the most. It was only a matter of time before this should have occurred anyway, but Sen’Derrick Marks of the Jags believes it’s a joke and just for publicity.

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The move has drawn widespread praise from most … but Marks says Thomas’ hiring is less about progress and more about a league desperate for positive stories.

“For women, it’s great,” Marks says … “Ain’t nothing wrong with it, especially as long as she knows what she’s doing.”

However, Marks adds … “It’s just like the Michael Sam situation — if he wasn’t gay, he would’ve gone undrafted. Instead the league drafts him because I think they are trying to monopolize on every aspect of the world … the same thing with hiring a female ref.”

“For the league it’s great publicity. The NFL is all about monopolizing every opportunity.”

No matter what the reason, it seems Thomas has finally cracked the boy’s club — and Marks says now that she’s in, he’s rooting for her to succeed.

“I hope it works out for her.”