Jen Welter, the first woman to coach in the NFL, chats with Josh Weinfuss about leadership roles for women across the football landscape. Anything I could do, I want to be in football,'" Wilson told ESPN. Last season, Wilson was one of 15 women on NFL coaching staffs, according to the league. That first wave of women coaches -- Welter, Smith, Sowers and King, among others -- has inspired the newest generation of women in the NFL. "I'm interested in flooding the pipeline with women in scouting, women in football, admin, women in player personnel," Rapoport said.