1st woman to officiate NFL game Thursday

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Shannon Eastin will be the first woman to referee an NFL game. Photo courtesy NFL.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) - Shannon Eastin will become the first female to officiate an NFL game when she works the Green Bay at San Diego preseason match Thursday night.

The regular NFL officials have been locked out by the league.

Eastin is a college referee who has worked in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (FCS division).

She is one of the replacement officials hired by the NFL.

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