Ashlyn Harris is a professional American football player for the Orlando Pride of Major League Soccer, the top division of professional women’s soccer in the United States, plus the United States national women’s soccer team. She is currently a free agent and is yet to sign with any club. But you may be wondering why she hasn’t signed with a club yet? Well there are a number of factors that may have not allowed her to sign with a team.
Ashlyn is listed as being 5′ 10″ but according to how the Guinness Book of World Records lists height, she may actually be 5′ 9″. Height is one of the many things that are looked at when determining a player’s worthiness for signing with a pro sports team. The NFL, or National Football League, looks at height primarily based on a question of how much lateral range they have as well as their ability to win tackles. As a result of her short height, many teams believe Ashlyn to be below average in this department. They are also concerned about her speed as well as her tackling skills. So in short, Ashlyn is one of those players that the NFL has trouble signing because of her size and lack of skills.
Ashlyn is married to football player Deion Baptist and they have two children, Ava and Kaliko. They met when Deion brought his girlfriend, Ashlyn, to watch a game in Green Bay, Wisconsin and the two instantly hit it off. Ashlyn then moved to Green Bay with her family and spent the next eight years with the Packers. When the recession hit the American football league, many franchises were forced to let go of players such as Ashlyn and she was able to find work with the Orlando Pride.