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Woman gets carry in men's football game

ALLEN, Texas — Jennifer Welter certainly felt it when she became what is believed to be the first woman who wasn’t a kicker or holder to play in a men’s pro football game.

The 5-foot-2, 130-pound North Texas resident was thrown for a 1-yard loss on her first carry as a running back for the Texas Revolution in an 8-on-8 Indoor Football League preseason game on Saturday.

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