'Just a football player': Rising freshman breaking barriers on the gridiron

Now we often hear about the rise of girls flag football as more and more young women get a chance to throw the pigskin. We very rarely hear of a girl strapping on shoulder pads in a helmet. Well, a rising freshman at Spring Ford is changing the game. Jason Dumas has the story. It's a warm weekday morning. Most 14 year olds are still cuddled up in bed, but Addie Rosenblum is busy working on her craft. I just want to get better. I hate not being good at things. The focus on this day and pretty much every day is football. A novelty to most young girls, but to Addie, a way of life. A lot of people are like surprised or confused. I'm not playing like flag, but most people get used to it. They really have no choice but to get used to it. Addie has been playing football her whole life, and next year she will play high school football at Spring Ford. I just want to work hard, compete. I want to try to start on both sides of the ball. But other than that, just keep working so I can be in a better position when I get older. Immediately she wanted to be challenged, right? She enjoyed the challenge, right? Because I was challenged off rip so. I felt like she had the. The grid to kind of push through the things that she had in front of her. Because obviously she's a young lady in the main sport, and of course that is what resonates with many. And sure, the Rosenblum family acknowledges it, but it's never been part of the motivation. She doesn't look at it that way, which is the best part and the coolest part of it. I think more is she wants to be known as just a football player, right? And so those little girls that. Or even older women that won't play like in the in the pro leagues. I have now might look to her and be like, listen, if she can do it, I can try to do it too. To be a football player and the thrill of this sport certainly doesn't discriminate based on gender. Scoring a touchdown has to be like one of the best feelings in sports. It's just like such a high and then going back and having a chance to do it again. Here's to many more touchdowns reporting in Royersford. I'm Jason Dumas, Channel 6 Action News. Brian girls can too. I'll leave it at that. No question about that. She says I hate not being good at things. That's rocket fuel right there. Good stuff, Gabriela. Thank you.