"He's a great mentor for me and that's exactly what I need to go forward to be the best coach I can be. "Learning from Pete Carroll has been amazing," she said. Ruller said head coach Pete Carroll has been great to work with as well. So, I come with a lot of expertise and they're not afraid for me to put it out there and actually showcase that, which is huge.
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"I'm a loud person, I'm always running around out there, I'm a strong athlete, I compete in Olympic lifting, and I've competed within football, so I know how to play football and I know how to lift some weights. I felt so welcomed and so put into this organization for a reason, to help these guys. "I want to put that out there because a lot of people ask me that question and I want to answer it. "Every single player and coach and everybody here welcomed me in," she said. And from there, someone from the Seahawks organization gave me a call and gave me an opportunity to just interview."ĭespite checking in at just 5 feet tall and being the only woman as a part of the coaching staff, Ruller said she's been accepted by players and coaches alike during her time in Seattle. So, when I was there, I made it happen, I worked my magic. "And when you're hiring a coach, you have to trust them, and you have to gain their trust and attention. "I think when you just submit a resume, they don't get to see the type of person you are," Ruller said. The chance with Seattle developed from that experience. Ruller traveled to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis in February in order to get in front of NFL teams and personnel.
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So, every time somebody told me no, I came back full force and when I got cut from Team Canada, I just kept showing up. "But I've got that grit and whenever I put myself in something, I go all in. "As soon as you cut somebody, you don't expect them to come back," Ruller said. She showed up the day after being cut, determined to show that she could stick if given the chance. You can't be a good running back.’ So, I said, ‘Just watch me,'" she said. "I ran the 40 and they're like, ‘You're fast, but you don't have hands. Despite being fast, she admits that she couldn't catch. She tried out for Team Canada's football team and was cut. She also holds Canadian weightlifting records in the snatch (175 pounds), and clean and jerk (215 pounds).ĭespite her other accomplishments, her interest in football persisted throughout. Ruller holds records in the 60-meter, 200-meter and 4 x 200-meter races at the University of Regina. She's been a competitive weightlifter, tried out for the WWE, and been a member of the Canadian Bobsled and Skeleton teams. Ruller played soccer and ran track in college at the University of Regina – the same school as former Seahawks punter Jon Ryan. You can't even volunteer to coach in football.’ But I made it happen." He said, ‘You can do anything the boys could do,’ From there, I went out and I said, ‘Can I play football? Can I play flag football?’ And I kept being told, ‘No, you can't do this. "I asked my dad, ‘Can women play football?’ Because I never saw an opportunity in coaching for women because I never saw any women coaches," Ruller said after practice on Tuesday afternoon. Ruller is a native of Regina, Saskatchewan and took an interest in football after attending games of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League with her family. She also helps as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at McMaster. Ruller has been serving as a running backs and special teams coach with McMaster University in Ontario, Canada as well as with Team Ontario of the U18 Women's tackle football team before getting the chance with the Seahawks.
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