Sam Gordon quarterbacking the growth of women's football
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Sam Gordon is tapping into the "unlimited potential" of women's football.
Gordon, who became a viral sensation as a teenager when her father uploaded video clips of her football skills to YouTube, is now helping expand opportunities for girls and young women to play the sport.
The 19-year-old Columbia University student-athlete partnered with Under Armor to help female athletes of all ages participate in football.
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Gordon has partnered with Under Armor to host girls football camps in California and Utah. She also helped launch Under Armor’s first-ever women’s football cleat, which is set to debut in spring 2023.
Sam Gordon sees a lot of potential for women's tackle football. (Under Armor)
"I’m so excited to be working with them. The first that we did was the UA Next girls football camps. There’s going to be one in Utah in June, but we just had the one in LA, and it was so amazing to see all those girls out there," Gordon told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.
"First, overall, working with Under Armor, we’re working to bring equity in the sport, really push for female involvement in football and giving girls access and opportunity to play. A big part of that is these UA Next girls football camps, which I think are incredible opportunities for girls to get exposure to the sport they usually don't have the opportunity to participate in. And, not only that, but feel like they really belong in it.
"And being able to wear the girls football cleat that Under Armor has created is amazing. Personally, I always wore soccer cleats. I played football, and there's something special about being


