Sarah Thomas has been appointed as down judge for the NFL's showpiece next month.

Thomas became the competition's first fulltime female official in 2015.

She's part of an eight-person team, led by referee Carl Cheffers who will control his second Super Bowl.

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08 Mar: Alice Robinson has continued her late season surge, finishing second in the giant slalom at the latest World Cup in Slovakia

07 Mar: The Crusaders have galloped away to 33-16 Super Rugby Aotearoa thrashing over the Hurricanes in Christchurch

07 Mar: A big test in the Constellation Cup lies ahead for an Australian Diamonds side still finding its feet with a young playing and coaching group

06 Mar: Life on the farm with her family is Rebecca Mahoney's main priority

06 Mar: Waratahs and former Canterbury coach Rob Penney remains under pressure after presiding over a third loss in a row to start the Australian Super Rugby season

06 Mar: The Chiefs have suffered a 39-23 loss to the Highlanders in their opening Super Rugby Aotearoa match at Hamilton, despite being up 20-11 at halftime

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Gary Cooper didn't like people who were "ego-driven", according to his daughter Maria Cooper Janis 7:00

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