TEMPE, Ariz. -- Former Cardinals coaching intern Jen Welter might have found a way to cut down on domestic violence incidents among NFL players: Hire female coaches.
Welter, who was the NFL's first female coach, said in an interview with Yahoo's Katie Couric that having women as coaches could make players better men.
"We put them up as role models so people are watching, and for good or for bad, there's an opportunity to deal with this," Welter told Couric. "I think if you saw the reaction that maybe my players had to having a female coach and loving it, maybe there's a need for more of that.
"You have an opportunity to make them better men and not just better football players, and ultimately that is the goal."
Welter, who has a Ph.D. in psychology, also said players should have marriage or relationship counseling before the season, according to an accompanying Yahoo! article.
The domestic violence issues facing the NFL aren't contained to just football, Welter said.
"They're not just NFL problems," she said. "They're societal problems."