In the National Football League, women are incredibly vital in helping franchises achieve success. On the league’s website, they have a series focusing on those women and the head performance dietician of the Minnesota Vikings Remi Famodu-Jackson was the latest to be featured.
Famodu-Jackson is in charge of the player’s nutrition and helps them maintain their weight throughout the season. One of the main ways Famodu-Jackson impacts the players is at their fueling station.
“My fueling stations — I love my fueling station — is really in the center of the action when it comes to the players’ locker room, our indoor practice facility, our weight room and athletic training room. It’s a water hub for players to stop by and ask questions about nutrition and their fueling.”
Famodu-Jackson’s team got an A- on the NFLPA team report cards and there was a major excitement around the group, while she has a strong desire to be better.
“Chef Paige Sullivan was the one who told me at first, and then maybe a minute later, my supervisor, Tyler Williams, executive director of player health and performance, texted me. At first, I didn’t know what was really going on. The shock factor set in, and then I was very excited. It was an A-, so I’m always going to look to get better, but of course, no hard feelings with that.”
You can read the entire article on Famodu-Jackson and her journey to the NFL here.
