It's just a matter of time before it happens.

I hope to see it — and soon — because it will be glorious.

A woman will be a member of a major men's professional sports team.

Two-time World Cup champion Carli Lloyd drew a fair bit of attention this week when she booted kicks at a joint practice between the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens.

The 37-year-old and fan of the Eagles was drilling 55-yard field goals — through unusually narrow goalposts no less — with uncommon precision.

She also made every extra point with ease.

Lloyd even got a serious shout out through Twitter from retired NFL talent evaluator Gil Brandt, who said she deserved a kicking tryout.

With the state of kicking in the NFL these days, why not give Lloyd a legitimate shot at making a team as a kicker?

The Chicago Bears are certainly looking for one now. Tampa Bay has been such a black hole for kickers, the franchise has drafted two of them in the last three seasons.

What do some NFL teams have to lose by giving Lloyd a shot?

If Lloyd doesn't make it to the NFL, maybe Toni Harris will.

Harris made news last year for receiving scholarship offers to play defensive back after starring at East Los Angeles College.

She accepted an offer from Central Methodist University.

Of course, just about everyone in this age of YouTube has heard of Sam Gordon.

When she was 9, she did her best Bo Jackson Tecmo Super Bowl impersonation while running roughshod through defenses in her Pop Warner league.

She was unstoppable. No one could tackle her.

Then there's Maddy Freking, who has been a hero of the Little League World Series.

The 12-year-old Minnesota pitcher impressed with her ability to make hitters look silly.

Freking was just the 19th girl to play in the Little League World Series and just the sixth female pitcher.

Mo'ne Davis was the last, in 2014, and she also turned heads with her pitching prowess.

What will it take for one of these women to get a shot one day?

An open mind.

On a smaller scale, the Butler County area has seen a share of females shine in traditionally male-dominated sports.

Erin Tomeo was a successful wrestler at Grove City High at the beginning of the 2000s. She inspired other girls to give wrestling a try, including Butler's Ana Malovich, an eighth-grader who seems to have a promising future in the sport.

In 2002, Butler's Megan Spangler dominated as a pitcher and hitter at age 12 in the Meridian Little League.

Kara McCall pitched for the Union baseball team and also played second base in 2004.

The Seneca Valley hockey team had a standout female goalie in Alyssa Peterson in 2015 and she helped the Raiders to the PIHL Class AAA playoffs.

During the same season, Freeport had its own standout female goalie in Katie Hill.

They all have proven — on a large and local scale — that anything is possible.

Competitors are competitors.

We've already seen female coaches break through into professional sports.

A player is right behind them.

Mike Kilroy is a sports writer for the Butler Eagle.