an two years away, the new US women’s collective bargaining agreement gives coaches more flexibility to call in players. “The Giants participated in this as well, so John Mara’s going to have to open the checkbook,” Christie said of Manning’s team, which plays their home games in New Jersey. Every other club – seven that played in the inaugural season of 2013, plus two expansion teams – remains healthy, a major improvement over the constant reshuffling in WPS. Katie Hnida became the only woman to ever score in FBS competiton, college football’s highest level, with New Mexico in 2003, though she was also a walk-on.