Female High School Football Player Going Viral For Being Starting Free Safety on Varsity Football Team

It’s not everyday you hear about a woman playing on a Varsity football team, and it’s definitely pretty rare to see a female playing safety on a Varsity football team. Brooklyn Harker is the girl who is making a name for herself playing a defensive position. Her parents are one hundred percent behind her decision to play football.

Brooklyn Harker’s mom recently tweeted about her daughter’s accomplishment

Our daughter is starting free safety on D for tonight’s first home varsity game at her high school.

Taking all well wishes for a safe game and, of course, a big win! #GoGridironTigers🏈 pic.twitter.com/xDC1XBOaMv

— Jennifer Harker, Ph.D. (@jennifer_harker) September 10, 2021

Twitter weighed in:

https://twitter.com/bossshxtjay/status/1438579621419618334

How cool is this? Hey, @mbeatty54, your move! https://t.co/kbnfEFER5P

— Jim Hoffman 🇺🇦 (@DrJimHoffman) September 15, 2021

Fuck all the Haters! This is dope AF! Also… they destroyed their crosstown opponent 55-06. https://t.co/vzI2IdM0Wx

— Not a Burner (@NaughtABurner) September 13, 2021

Dumb https://t.co/mxdBNHuonV

— Hookah_Doncic, Ph.D (@hookahdoncic69) September 13, 2021

The replies to this are full of dudes who are pissed they never got a start in high school. https://t.co/LUyrYfFbng

— Dool (@O_Doool) September 13, 2021

The misogyny 🤮
Yall got little dicks, we get it. https://t.co/c5HNSwUYhK

— Friendly Neighborhood SpiderHoe (@Jacquemaee) September 13, 2021

im lighting her shit up https://t.co/j60ziw9wH0

— 𝕄Ⓐ𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕟 OTP Pats (37-27) C's (0-0) Mariners (@TheMartinDoes) September 13, 2021

As a father theirs no way I’m letting my daughter play football against dudes https://t.co/o7cgk4wZD2

— HUEY'S evil twin (@trillmoe98) September 12, 2021

Brooklyn’s dad tweeted also tweeted about his daughter, noting, “She played great. She even got a few plays on offense as well. She has a good team around her!”

She played great. She even got a few plays on offense as well. She has a good team around her!

— David Harker (@DpHarker) September 11, 2021

On TikTok, a bunch of girls proudly posted about playing high school football.

@itsriannicole

My lightings so bad😬 #fyp #trendingsound #fypシ #foryoupage #femalefootballplayer #girlpower #genderequality #viral #challenge #footballtiktok

♬ add my snap zainabhussai910 – jack_grealish_is_smexy

@lafamosa.arii

Yess I’m a girl 😭 #fyp #CurameChoreo #fypシ #footballgirl #football #senioryear

♬ original sound – kierron_molet

@morganpachter

Game day!!!🏈🏈

♬ original sound – TheFlashWatcher

@madspamz07

Had my first football game as a highschooler a couple day ago #draft #girlfootballplayer #jv #highschoolfootball #freshman

♬ original sound – Skye

This is a pretty cool story.

If she inspires even one girl to take a leap of faith it’s all worth it.

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