“Earnin’ It” an NFL podcast focusing on women in the league

By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer

The most rewarding path to success in pro sports is by earning it. For decades, that road in the NFL for women has been filled with obstacles. It’s begun to open up in recent years, and the stories need to be told. Which leads to Sam Rapoport and “Earnin’ It: The NFL’s Forward Progress,′ a podcast launching Tuesday. Rapoport, the league’s senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion and a former  professional quarterback, pitched the idea to Commissioner Roger Goodell after she witnessed how team owners and executives were willing to expand their horizons on the hiring front.