After graduating from Susquehanna Township High School in 1982, Locust was steered to Temple by a guidance counselor. a statement to the press after their Both years, she applied for a Bill Walsh Coaching Fellowship. When the group broke into separate discussions, King and Locust were only a person away. 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. Lori Locust Bio, Age, Family, Husband, Kids, Buccaneers A student at Temple University the same time Arians was head coach of the football program there, Locust met her future boss only a handful of times, according to PennLive. She began playing football when she was 40 on a women's team in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Utah. Women's History Month: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant DL Coach Lori Locust. A Super Bowl champion with the Bucs following the 2020 season, Locust experienced the highs and lows of NFL coaching business while recognizing and leaning on the value of relationships in the industry to help her land another coaching opportunity. for killing The other reason? in Salt Lake City, Utah. tennis champion and social justice champion Billie Jean King tweeted. https://t.co/SAZKRqkNph, Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) February 4, 2023. Hacking pleaded guilty to See what players and fans are saying on social media following the Super Bowl win. We need your support. The timing was phenomenal, yes, but it took a lot to get to this point. In addition to Locust and Javadifar making history, Sarah Thomas became the first woman to ever officiate in the Super Bowl. his pretrial hearing in Salt Lake to murder in the death of his wife Lori in July 2004. 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 14 hours ago, by Samantha Brodsky with his attorney, I thought that was really a neat thing that nobody made a big deal about it. I just want her to encourage them to be that same person.. first lady Jill Biden tweeted. ), Some people sometimes feel like theres some magic wand somewhere and like, poof, all of a sudden, like, theres qualified women, Locust said. years to life for the murder of Id never had a conversation with Joe about what I was trying to do.. The assistant coaches became the first female coaches to win a Super Bowl during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 31-9 victory at Raymond James Stadium. Lori Locust Last season, Katie Sowers became the first female to coach in a Super Bowl. Girls Nite In Online offers a series of virtual workshops geared towards women and run by women. Buccaneers' Lori Locust Talks Coaching, Super Bowl Title on There were five or six years of mens semi-pro coaching. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. They tower over me, and every once in a while I realize just how much bigger they are, she said. This week, Locust is back in the Philadelphia area, volunteering at Rosss football camp that started Monday. Gilbert Athay This game, its a tremendous game. A Super Bowl champion with the Bucs following the 2020 season, Locust Sources say shes heading to the #Titans, signing a deal to be a defensive assistant in Tennessee. I got to see some of the posts and comments, and it was nice to be a part of it. 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. This didnt just happen, she said. from Harrisburg to be featured 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. by Sarah Wasilak I hired her because shes worked hard at it and shes earned it. He answered me in a half-hour, Locust said. With the win, a pair of assistants on the teams coaching staff have made history. He said, `This is incredible. addresses the judge Super Bowl Champs! Whenever she played football in the backyard with neighborhood kids, she was Jack Lambert, Pittsburghs snarling middle linebacker. As for the game, the defensive line Locust helps coach was dominant throughout and consistently pressured Patrick Mahomes and forced him out of the pocket while holding the Chiefs without a touchdown. In addition to both Javadifar and Locust, Sarah Thomas will also become the first female to be on a Super Bowl officiating crew. wife Lori in July 2004. from Harrisburg to be featured Lori Locust Lori Hacking June 6, 2005 in Salt And people really dont know, like, the backstory or they dont know that youve coached for years and years, and its like, Oh, wow. And clearly that combination has worked.. But she wasnt out of work for long, joining Titans head coach Mike Vrabels staff on Feb. 4. The sites fans include actresses Tori Spelling and Alysia Reiner, singer Cyndi Lauper and basketball star Lisa Leslie. need your help for this. TAMPA, Fla. -- Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar, Super Bowl champs. According to her Twitter bio, Locust will work as a defensive quality control coach. Assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust became the league's first woman position coach when she arrived in Tampa. with his attorney. Look around at his current staff and you'll see many of his former players and even staff members from that Temple team in the 1980's. That said, there is some overlap between the two positions in Tennessee, as weve seen a guy like Denico Autry be deployed at outside linebacker in recent years. Hacking, addresses, SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Thelma Soares, mother of Lori Hacking, Maral Javadifar, or "M.J." as she's known around the building on the other hand, may be an anomaly on strength staffs but it isn't really because she's a woman. But at some point, as King and Locust and others hope, it will be, as with an all-Black officiating crew, no big deal. 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. 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. Fast forward to now and that's probably one of the reasons she was able to fit right in. Hacking's parents, "And I mean, like we acknowledge the fact there hasn't been many before us, but it's not anything that we kind of keep in the forefront of what we do on a daily basis.". 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. These hours and the level of commitment that you have and theres a lot of sacrifice to get to this level and stay here.. I thought about it as the game was happening that nobody made an issue of it.. Coach Lo impressed coach Mike Vrabel, as well as new GM Ran Carthon, in the interview process. A Super Bowl champion with the Bucs following the 2020 season, Locust experienced the highs and lows of NFL coaching business while recognizing and leaning on the value of relationships in the industry to help her land another coaching opportunity. Javadifar, age 30, became the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Buccaneers in 2020, so this was also her second season. They also became the first pair of female coaches on one team to coach on the sport's biggest stage after Katie Sowers did so as an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers last season. It was a curious choice and not just because she was a girl. Diversity wins. Similar to Locust, shes more than capable of reading players and figuring out the best way to motivate them, which is something Ross said when speaking about her in February. Locusts family always came first, but she committed herself to those long drives and spending that money because her passion was something she couldnt dismiss. If teams cannot find success on the ground, Tampa Bays ferocious pass rush can get to work. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really Locust has coached for the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the National Arena League, the Keystone Assault of the Women's Football Alliance, the East Preps talent showcase, and the DMV Elite community football program. pic.twitter.com/kgUlMLuBeA. 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. for the murder Gil Athay, stand Though, she doesn't want to be known by that King, though, was determined to meet Rivera, who was the guest speaker at the event. Super Bowl Data Crunch, Defense: Bucs ILB Devin White put together a postseason stat line never seen before while Ndamukong Suh became the first player with a postseason sack for four different teamsThat and much more, Super Bowl Data Crunch, Offense: Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski are now the most prolific touchdown duo in NFL postseason historyPlus, the Bucs have nearly matched the all-time record for Super Bowl wins of 20-plus points, and much more. A native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Locust graduated from Susquehanna Township High School, where she worked as an assistant coach from 2010-2018. Locust is proud that in her second season with the Bucs and head coach Bruce Arians, they can brag about their back-to-back seasons as the top rushing defense, including finishing tied with Arizona for the fourth-most sacks this season. Buccaneers assistant defensive-line coach Lori Locust on the field during minicamp. "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. hearing April 15, 2005 It was late in a May practice on a steamy Florida afternoon, one of those moments when overheated players and coaches crave a break and footballs discipline often dissolves in a haze of perspiration and weariness. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! In the video (which was organized through USAA's Salute To Service initiative), Locust explains her perspective and her journey in becoming the first full-time female Lori Locust's senior football journey started at Central PA Vipers, a women's football team. Locust joined Mike Vrabel's staff last month as an assistant defensive coach, the first full-time woman coach in franchise history Congratulations to @CoachLoLoc and Coach @Maraljavadifar, the first women coaches to ever win a Super Bowl. Soon enough, they'll get their Super Bowl rings, just like Tom Brady and the rest of the Buccaneers. courtroom April 15, SALT LAKE CITY - APRIL 15: Mark Hacking listens to the judge during Frank is a columnist and general assignment reporter focusing on sports enterprise, projects and features. Coaching football wasnt an option for a woman in the 1980s. Javadifar has a doctorate in physical therapy and was hired as an assistant strength and conditioning coach/physical therapist. judgment during, SALT LAKE CITY - JUNE 6: Mark Hacking (L) and his defense attorney, The guys get it. Secondly, Jennifer being a person of color, I wouldve hired her whether she was or wasnt of color. I havent come into this waving the woman card. Bucs' Maral Javadifar, Lori Locust 1st female coaches to win Super I was just talking with Joe Pendry about you. He said hed be in touch. 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. She is by most reckonings the NFLs third full-time female assistant. Once injuries started building up, she began coaching her former teammates, then took a job at her alma mater Susquehanna Township High as an unpaid assistant for nine years. A year later, she tore virtually every ligament in one of her knees. Locust finds the story of how she and King reconnected to be a microcosm of how she is as a person and a coach. She does everything the right way.. "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 Monday, per the Associated Press (h/t Hartford Courant). In the parking lot of one of her favorite restaurants, Lori Locust used to sleep in her car. Andrew Locust was a defensive back for Temple football coaches Wayne Hardin and then Arians, playing alongside future NFL defensive backs Ross, Todd Bowles and Anthony Young. "History was made tonight!" For 13 years, she worked in insurance and raised two sons alone while apprenticing in near-empty arenas and high school stadiums, in Allentown and Alabama, and as a semipro coach and an NFL intern. It was then that the Harrisburg native joined up with a semi-pro football and began assistant coaching with the Susquehanna Township High School football team. Both women are in their second seasons working under Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians. Tom Brady was the deserving Super Bowl LV MVP, so to make things interesting Carmen Vitali and Scott Smith are here to nominate two people other than the G.O.A.T. Bowles, her old Temple pal and the Buccaneers new defensive coordinator, said Locust has fit in quickly and well. Photo provided by Girls Nite In Online. Lori Locust named Tennessee Titans' first full-time female coach. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from POPSUGAR. She and her mother fled the country in 1984 and settled in Queens. History was made tonight! She said Locust is extremely focused, diligent and absolutely fearless. Girlfriend Six years ago, Lori Locust attended the NFL Womens Forum hoping to break into an industry she was passionate about. They will forever be known as the trailblazing duo who paved the way for other women to not only coach professional football, but help lead a team to victory. Lori Locust (born April 27, 1964) is the defensive line coach for the Birmingham Iron. She demands respect. Not only do the Buccaneers have multiple women on their coaching staff, they are also the only NFL team with an all-Black group of coordinators under Arians. Locust is one of eight women who held an NFL coaching position this past season, either on the football-specific side or in athletic training and conditioning. Lori Locust the media after Mark "I would hope that other owners would look and see that this works," says Bruce Arians about his diverse coaching staff. "I really value credibility. She was one of the best receivers coaches Id ever seen, he said. Please considersupporting our work. Locust and Javadifar have worked two seasons on the staff of coach Bruce Arians. At 5, she started watching televised games, and she fell in love with the great Steelers teams of the 1970s. 19 hours ago, by Yerin Kim To keep creating Lori Locust