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- 1 2 3 Patrick Seitz (July 30, 2011). "Lingerie Football League needs stars". Techmediatainment. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
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.
- 1 2 Bryan Rose (January 14, 2014). "Mariners' Taijuan Walker dating Lingerie Football star Angela Rypien". Fan sided. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
It appears Seattle Mariners top prospect Taijuan Walker has everything going for him. He's one of the premier young players in all of Major League Baseball. He secured a nice $800,000 dollar signing bonus when the Mariners signed him in 2010. Oh – and he just so happens to be dating Lingerie Football star Angela Rypien, who just so happens to be the daughter of former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien.
- ↑ Rick Reilly (November 2, 2011). "Family Tradition". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
When Super Bowl MVP quarterback Mark Rypien lost his 3-year-old son, Andrew, he grieved a thousand things, one of which was this: He'd never get to watch him play football. Fast forward to this coming Friday night, when he will pace, fritter and sweat watching another one of his kids play quarterback – his daughter.
- ↑ Matt Vensel (July 11, 2013). "Charm's Rypien aims to use LFL 'cover girl' status as route to bigger fame: 22-year-old daughter of former Redskins QB is most prominent player in league, but she sees that as only the start". The Baltimore Sun . Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
But right now, the 22-year-old has to settle for being the starting quarterback for the Baltimore Charm and the most famous player in the Legends Football League. When not throwing passes for the Charm, Rypien uses the LFL platform, along with her looks and her famous last name, to rack up frequent flyer miles, model for magazine covers and pull in paychecks to appear at local events.
- ↑ Gerry Spratt (October 13, 2011). "Mark Rypien watches daughter's Lingerie Football debut". Seattle Post Intelligencer . Retrieved July 28, 2014.
Angela Rypien was also called for a personal foul for punching an opponent, but 'I didn't punch her – I only forearmed her,' she said. Tough talk for woman whose day job is personal stylist.
- ↑ John Blanchette (May 13, 2011). "Blanchette: It's natural for Angela Rypien". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
It was just last fall when, living in Spokane, she caught a game on TV and decided this was for her. In November, she began driving to Seattle on weekends, working out with the Mist and trying to work herself onto the roster for the final game – which ended up getting canceled when the opposing team from Dallas folded. Since then, she's moved to Seattle, landed a job at Nordstrom – as a stylist, not selling shoes – and lives with her older sister, Ambre, who is fulfilling an internship with Jamie Moyer's Foundation.
- ↑ Sean Jensen (April 23, 2012). "Passion For position". Chicago Sun Times. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
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.
- ↑ Zach Wilt (April 13, 2012). "Lingerie Football League Will Take The 2012 Season Off". Baltimore Sports Report. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015.
Here in Baltimore, ... 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.
- ↑ Jay Corn (April 11, 2012). "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. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
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.
- ↑ "Mistless in Seattle: Lingerie Football League cancels 2012 US season". Seattle Post Intelligencer. April 12, 2012. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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.
- ↑ Rick Chandler (March 30, 2012). "Apparently the Lingerie Football League has free agency, and Mark Rypien's daughter just signed with Baltimore". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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.