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          John Harbaugh praises NFL's first female full-time official

          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2015, 08:00 PM
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh supported the hiring of Sarah Thomas, the NFL's first female full-time official.

          Harbaugh remembers Thomas was part of an officiating crew that worked a Ravens preseason game last year. She will be a line judge for the 2015 season, the NFL announced Wednesday.

          "She did a good job," Harbaugh said Wednesday. "She might be one of the better ones we've had. So, it's about time. Get these guys straightened out a little bit. Get some gals in there. She's a good ref, so it was a good choice."

          Harbaugh said his approach with Thomas will not differ with how he deals with the other officials.