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 ...

A video of some male NFL cheerleaders in the bathroom with some female NFL cheerleaders has sparked controversy on social media. There will be more than 10 NFL teams with male cheerleaders this year.

On Sunday morning, the Houston Methodist Training Center transformed into a high-stakes stage as the 2026 Houston Texans ...

Male NFL cheerleaders are speaking out after some people online criticized a Minnesota Vikings social media video featuring Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn, two of the team's cheerleaders. Philadelphia ...

Videos of two male cheerleaders dancing on the U.S. Bank Stadium field in recent weeks have drawn homophobic social media comments and claims that Vikings fans are canceling their season tickets.

The 2025 NFL season is set to kick off in September, but social media is already full of discourse before the first game has been played amid a backlash over the presence of male cheerleaders.

The Baltimore Ravens are making a different type of history. Ravens have a co-ed cheerleading squad, which includes male cheerleaders who primarily focus on stunts and building pyramids. They are the ...

This football season NFL cheerleading squad reveals have seen more fellas getting into the act. Of course, men have long been part of high school and college cheer squads, primarily facilitating ...

The Minnesota Vikings probably didn’t expect a simple roster announcement to light up the internet. But when they introduced cheerleaders Louie Conn and Blaize Shiek in an Instagram video earlier this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Louie Conn, Blaize Shiek, and Napoleon Jinnies David Berding/Getty Images; Stephen Maturen/Getty Images; Meg Oliphant/Getty Images ...

Jackie Chambers, a model who worked as a non-cheering cheerleader for the Houston Texans last season, at a park in Kingwood, Texas, May 23, 2018. Several NFL teams have squads of women who often dress ...