DENVER (AP) — There were times when Jo Overstreet felt all alone as a standout flag football player on boys teams growing up in Texas. Sure, she was accepted. Considered just one of the boys.

The path to becoming an NFL player usually starts by playing football at the youth level, then high school, then college. To become a flag football player? That path doesn’t have to involve football ...

AP There were times when Jo Overstreet felt all alone as a standout flag football player on boys' teams growing up in Texas. Sure, she was accepted. Considered to be "just one of the boys".

That path doesn’t have to involve football at all. Jo Overstreet, flag football wide receiver, was ranked eighth in the nation for high jump. She played basketball and was also a softball player.