katie sowers

Katie Sowers was born in Hesston, Kansas, on August 7, 1986. She began playing Football at the age of eight. Sowers played in the Women’s Football Alliance for almost a decade, starting her career with the West Michigan Mayhem and Kansas City Titans while attending Goshen College. In 2013, she contributed to the United States women’s national Football team’s victory at the IFAF Women’s World Championship. Her playing career concluded in 2016 due to a hip injury.

Sowers transitioned into coaching within the National Football League (NFL) in 2016 as a wide receivers coaching intern for the Atlanta Falcons. In 2017, she joined the San Francisco 49ers through the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, initially as a seasonal intern before becoming a full-time offensive assistant. Her tenure with the 49ers marked a significant milestone when the team reached Super Bowl LIV, making her the first female and first openly gay coach to participate in a Super Bowl. She worked regularly with the team’s wide receivers, where her coaching style, focused on belief in her players, was noted by team members like Kendrick Bourne and Dante Pettis.

Following her departure from the San Francisco 49ers after the 2020 season, Sowers joined the Kansas City Chiefs’ coaching staff for the 2021 NFL season. In October 2021, she was appointed as the director of athletic strategic initiatives at Ottawa University, where she also coaches the women’s flag football team. Sowers’ career progression showcases her dedication to Football, from her playing days to groundbreaking coaching roles in the NFL and her current position fostering women’s flag football at the collegiate level.