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   From: leroysoetoro@americans-first.com   
      
   https://sports.yahoo.com/article/male-cheerleaders-nfl-cause-backlash-   
   111831035.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall   
      
   NFL teams have defended the use of male cheerleaders following a backlash   
   after 12 franchises signed up performers for the 2025 season.   
      
   Since the first team brought in a male cheerleader for the 2018 campaign,   
   the number of franchises abandoning the female-only tradition has steadily   
   grown. New Orleans Saints will reportedly have a total of 12 men among 47   
   performers on the 2025 Saints Cheer Krewe Roster. Three of their women   
   were replaced this season following try-outs.   
      
   The Minnesota Vikings, who had been singled out for fan criticism on   
   social media as well as from a former NFL placekicker, have since issued a   
   statement saying the team was “proud” to have male cheerleaders.   
      
   “While many fans may be seeing male cheerleaders for the first time at   
   Vikings games, male cheerleaders have been part of previous Vikings teams   
   and have long been associated with collegiate and professional   
   cheerleading,” the franchise said.   
      
   “In 2025, approximately one third of NFL teams have male cheerleaders.   
   Every member of the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders programme has an   
   impressive dance background and went through the same rigorous audition   
   process. Individuals were selected because of their talent, passion for   
   dance and dedication to elevating the game-day experience. We support all   
   our cheerleaders and are proud of the role they play as ambassadors of the   
   organisation.”   
      
   However, Clay Higgins, a Republican congressman, criticised the use of   
   male cheerleaders, saying: “I don’t think the NFL actually wants   
   conservatives to watch their football games. And I must say if that’s the   
   NFL business model, they’re doing very, very well.”   
      
   ‘Outrage over nothing’   
   Jay Feely, who represented the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants as a   
   placekicker during his NFL career, said: “Why are we trying to have men   
   replace women in sports? It’s not safe and it’s unfair.   
      
   “We have to continually find ways to protect women and women’s sports, and   
   when I’m in Congress, I will be a fearless defender of girls’ sports.”   
      
   A total of seven teams had male cheerleaders in 2024. With the issue   
   becoming a talking point in the US, Joy Taylor, a Fox Sports presenter,   
   hit back at critics.   
      
   “So teaching kids slavery was not a big deal is acceptable but male   
   cheerleaders is where ‘conservatives’ draw the line,” she wrote on social   
   media alongside three laughing emojis. “Also this isn’t new so as usual,   
   outrage over nothing.”   
      
   The Los Angeles Rams broke with tradition in 2018 when they added Quinton   
   Peron and Napoleon Jinnies to their dance squad.   
      
   One male Vikings cheerleader, Blaize Shiek, appeared to take a dig at his   
   critics after making his NFL debut.   
      
   Sharing a photo waving a golden pom-pom alongside another male   
   cheerleader, he wrote: “wait... did someone say our name?”   
      
   Sharron Davies, a campaigner for women’s rights in sport, said: “I’m all   
   for this. Us females cannot have it every which way, if we want equality   
   it must go both ways.”   
      
   Other teams with male cheerleaders are the Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay   
   Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, New   
   England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles   
   Rams, Baltimore Ravens and the Minnesota Vikings.   
      
      
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