Angela Rypien

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Angela Rypien
Quarterbacks Angela Rypien and Mark Rypien
Quarterbacks Angela Rypien and Mark Rypien
Born 1991
Nationality United States
Occupation quarterback

Angela Rypien is an American athelete. In 2011 Rypien served as the quarterback of the Seattle Mist in the Lingerie Football League.[1]

She has been hired by two different teams in the Lingerie Football League.[2] She served as a quarterback for the Seattle Mist in 2011. She signed to play for the Baltimore Charm in 2012.[3][4] But the league management decided to cancel the 2012 season in the USA, and concentrate instead on exhibition matches in the USA, and promotion of foreign leagues.[5]

Rypien is one of the daughters of quarterback Mark Rypien, chosen as most valuable player when his team, the Washington Redskins, won Super Bowl XXVI.[1]

NBC News reported they were surprised that the Lingerie Football League allowed free agency, but added "But if you’re the daughter of former Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien, and a pretty intense player in your own right, I guess you do.".[6]

According to technology journalist Patrick Seitz, the league lacked stars in its early seasons, so the limited press coverage the league received treated it solely as a "peep show".[1] He asserted that Rypien and Krista Ford, due to the reflected notability of having famous relatives, were two potential stars the league could offer in its 2011 season -- to counter the peep-show coverage.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Patrick Seitz (2011-07-30). "Lingerie Football League needs stars". Tech-media-tainment. http://techmediatainment.blogspot.ca/2011/07/lingerie-football-league-needs-stars.html. Retrieved 2012-04-22. "For season three, the LFL has two stars in the making: Seattle Mist quarterback Angela Rypien, the daughter of Super Bowl MVP quarterback Mark Rypien, and Toronto Triumph linebacker Krista Ford, niece of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and daughter of City Councillor Doug Ford. They’re relatives of sports and political figures, so that gives news writers a hook to cover the games. So far, the LFL has gotten scant coverage from the mainstream media, which treats it like a peep show. Adding stars can only help the fledgling league."  mirror
  2. Sean Jensen (2012-04-23). "Passion For position". Chicago Sun Times. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/12091902-419/passionfor-position.html. Retrieved 2012-04-23. "After an uneven season for the Seattle Mist in the Lingerie Football League, Angela will play closer to home, joining the Baltimore Charm. Her father, Angela said, has promised to attend all her home games."  mirror
  3. Zach Wilt (2012-04-13). "Lingerie Football League Will Take The 2012 Season Off". Baltimore Sports Report. http://baltimoresportsreport.com/lingerie-football-league-will-take-the-2012-season-off-26988.html. Retrieved 2012-04-23. "Here in Baltimore, the Charm will use the extra team to get ready for 2013. Tryouts will still be held on April 22 from 3 to 6 PM at the Frederick Indoor Sports Center. Vensel points out that the Charm’s tryout will feature Angela Rypien, daughter of former Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien. If that doesn’t get you pumped for some LFL action in 2013, nothing will."  mirror
  4. Jay Corn (2012-04-11). "Lingerie Football League Conducting Open Tryouts in Long Lake this Saturday: Current and former Vikings will be among those assessing potential Minnesota Valkyrie prospects.". Lake Minnetonka Patch. http://lakeminnetonka.patch.com/articles/lingerie-football-league-conducting-open-tryouts-in-long-lake-this-saturday. Retrieved 2012-04-23. "The league currently consists of 12 teams from cities such as Las Vegas, Chicago, Cleveland and Philadelphia. Former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien's daughter, Angela, will be the new quarterback of the Baltimore Charm next season after spending her rookie year in Seattle."  mirror
  5. "Mistless in Seattle: Lingerie Football League cancels 2012 US season". Seattle Post Intelligencer. 2012-04-12. http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlesports/2012/04/12/mistless-in-seattle-lingerie-football-league-cancels-2012-us-season/. Retrieved 2012-04-23. "Meanwhile, this seems like as good a time as any to note that Angela Rypien, daughter of former WSU and Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien, is no longer a quarterback for the Seattle Mist. She is moving to the Baltimore Charm, where she’ll ostensibly start in April 2013."  mirror
  6. Rick Chandler (2012-03-30). "Apparently the Lingerie Football League has free agency, and Mark Rypien’s daughter just signed with Baltimore". NBC Sports. http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/apparently-the-lingerie-football-league-has-free-agency-and-mark-rypiens-daughter-just-switched-teams/. Retrieved 2012-04-23. "I’m somewhat embarrassed to say that I didn’t even know the Lingerie Football League had free agency, let alone free agency moves. I’m not even certain all of their players get paid. But if you’re the daughter of former Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien, and a pretty intense player in your own right, I guess you do."  mirror