NFL History-Maker Katie Sowers Was First, Doesn't Want to Be the Last “To be the first means nothing if we do not do our part to make sure the path continues to develop for others to achieve. The path of opportunity cannot start and stop with [being] first.” February 16 2021 9:07 AM EST There’s an old adage in sports that records are made to be broken. For Katie Sowers, the sentiment is personal. Sowers has a lot of firsts under her belt already. For example, the 34-year-old Kansas native was the first female coach in the hyper-masculine National Football League, and the first out coach in the league as well. But as far as Sowers is concerned, all those firsts are in vain if others are unable to follow in her footsteps.