10/11/2026
❤️💜THE WOMEN OF PRO-ADVANCEMENT 💜❤️
LET’S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T GET TALKED ABOUT NEARLY ENOUGH!!! 🗣️
WOMEN IN FOOTBALL!!!
Not just the women standing on the sidelines. Not just the women supporting their husbands, sons, brothers, or significant others.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE WOMEN WHO HELP BUILD, LEAD, ORGANIZE, PROMOTE, SUPPORT, AND ELEVATE THIS ENTIRE CULTURE!!! 💯
LET’S MAKE SOMETHING PERFECTLY CLEAR!!!
🔥 WOMEN ARE NOT JUST IMPORTANT TO PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT FOOTBALL… THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS SUCCESS!!! 🔥
Too often, this level of football becomes so consumed with athletes, coaches, owners, championships, and egos that we overlook some of the very people who help keep this culture moving forward!
AND THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE!!!
Throughout my journey as The Owner and Commissioner of The Players Football Association along with the many positions I hold on bowl systems across the nation I’ve had the privilege of working alongside, connecting with, and meeting some truly remarkable women who have made an impression on me and this level of football.
Today, I want to personally recognize EIGHT OF THEM!!!
🌟 Løwe Nıa
🌟 Stacey Goodson
🌟 Megan Suzanne
🌟 Sarah Schneider Brooks
🌟 Karen S Esmonde
🌟 Frances G. Jones-Young
🌟 Amy Myers
🌟 Amanda Stevenson
EIGHT WOMEN. EIGHT DIFFERENT JOURNEYS. ONE CULTURE THAT IS BETTER BECAUSE WOMEN LIKE THEM ARE PART OF IT!!!
And understand something… this isn’t about saying every woman pictured has worked directly for the PFA. This is about recognizing women I’ve had the HONOR of crossing paths with throughout my tenure in this football community!
Some have contributed through leadership. Others through their dedication, relationships, influence, encouragement, and commitment to helping this level of football grow!
EVERY CONTRIBUTION MATTERS!!!
See, we have no problem giving athletes their flowers when they win championships.
We celebrate coaches when they build winning programs.
We recognize owners when their organizations accomplish something extraordinary.
BUT WHEN DO WE STOP AND GIVE THE WOMEN WHO HELP MAKE ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE THEIR FLOWERS?! 💐
Not just on Mother’s Day!
Not just during Women’s History Month!
EVERY SINGLE DAY THEY DESERVE TO BE RESPECTED, APPRECIATED, HONORED, AND REVERED!!!
THE FUTURE OF PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT FOOTBALL MUST INCLUDE MORE WOMEN IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP, INFLUENCE, AND OPPORTUNITY!!!
Because this culture doesn’t grow by excluding people who have something valuable to contribute.
IT GROWS WHEN WE RECOGNIZE GREATNESS, REGARDLESS OF GENDER!!! 💯
To these eight phenomenal women, THANK YOU!!!
Thank you for your presence, your contributions, your dedication, and the impressions you’ve made throughout this journey!
And to the MANY other incredible women across the country who continue to pour their time, energy, resources, and hearts into this game…
WE SEE YOU!!! WE APPRECIATE YOU!!! AND WE SALUTE YOU!!! 🫡
This isn’t just a man’s game.
THIS IS OUR CULTURE. OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FOOTBALL FAMILY!!!
And the women who help make it possible deserve their rightful place in its HISTORY!!!
— Owner/Commissioner Dawuud Duncan
The Players Football Association
