"Earnin' It" An NFL Podcast Focusing on Women in the League

This photo provided by the NFL shows NFL commissioner Roger Goodell laughing while meeting with Sam Rapoport, center left, the league's senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion, Jane Goodell, right, and Venessa Hutchinson, foreground, senior manager of football operations for the NFL in New York on Aug., 27, 2021. For decades, the road to the NFL for women has been filled with obstacles. It’s begun to open up in recent years, and the stories need to be told. Which leads to Sam Rapoport and “Earnin’ It: The NFL’s Forward Progress,′ a podcast launching Tuesday, Nov. 9.(NFL via AP)

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By Associated Press

November 9, 2021 at 7:35 AM UTC

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(AP) -- The most rewarding path to success in pro sports is by earning it.

For decades, that road in the NFL for women has been filled with obstacles. It's begun to open up in recent years, and the stories need to be told.