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Amanda Hogan, at bottom right, and Morgan Anderson run up a hill during physical conditioning at the end of practice at Millard Central Middle School in Omaha on Thursday, April 25, 2013. "It’s been rough learning all of the new plays. I was hurt quite a bit in the beginning because it’s completely new movements that you’re learning," Anderson said.

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The Lingerie Football League (now the Legends Football League) players say that they are athletes first. The lingerie is, in their minds, an unfortunate necessity. Many admitted that sex appeal was the reason fans attended the game, but talk to any woman who’s played, and you’ll learn that it’s no powder puff or flag football.

The players dedicate exhaustive effort, months of their time and thousands of dollars to a sport with little reward, to a league that takes more than it gives. Many players hope that one day the league won’t be about the sex appeal but instead a showcase for female athleticism.

“People can get the impression it’s just a bunch of bimbos out here,” Omaha Heart quarterback Linsey Noble said. “Everyone has their own story. You can’t really judge people by the cover, by the book or the lingerie.”


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Amanda Hogan, at bottom right, and Morgan Anderson run up a hill during physical conditioning at the end of practice at Millard Central Middle School in Omaha on Thursday, April 25, 2013. "It’s been rough learning all of the new plays. I was hurt quite a bit in the beginning because it’s completely new movements that you’re learning," Anderson said.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> <br /> The Lingerie Football League (now the Legends Football League) players say that they are athletes first. The lingerie is, in their minds, an unfortunate necessity. Many admitted that sex appeal was the reason fans attended the game, but talk to any woman who’s played, and you’ll learn that it’s no powder puff or flag football. <br /> <br /> The players dedicate exhaustive effort, months of their time and thousands of dollars to a sport with little reward, to a league that takes more than it gives. Many players hope that one day the league won’t be about the sex appeal but instead a showcase for female athleticism.<br /> <br /> “People can get the impression it’s just a bunch of bimbos out here,” Omaha Heart quarterback Linsey Noble said. “Everyone has their own story. You can’t really judge people by the cover, by the book or the lingerie.”<br /> <br /> <br /> Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist