Social media has become inundated with discourse about the presence of male cheerleaders in the NFL ahead of a new season.

A pair of men on the Minnesota Vikings cheerleading squad who have been deluged with often homophobic hate online from the ...

The team’s two male cheerleaders have faced homophobic and hateful backlash since being announced as members of the 2025 ...

Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn have responded to those unhappy that they are on the cheerleading ...

Five years into in his NFL career, Eagles cheerleader James LeGette won’t be alone in the men’s locker room. Being the lone ...

NFL teams have defended the use of male cheerleaders following a backlash after 12 franchises signed up performers for the ...

Cheerleader Blaize Shiek said he wanted to be a “role model for other little kids who don’t know that this is an option.” ...

The Vikings aren’t the only football team adding male cheerleaders. At least 10 NFL teams have male cheerleaders in their ...

The controversy began on August 9 when the Minnesota Vikings took to Instagram to announce its squad, which includes two male cheerleaders: Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn. The NFL team posted a video ...

When I was in high school, I had a social studies teacher who was a male cheerleader in college. So when the Minnesota ...

Male NFL cheerleaders are speaking out after some people criticized Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn, two Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders.

A pair of Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders are dividing the internet. Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn are the first ever men to join the team’s ranks, sparking both support and backlash online.