National Football League cheerleading
National Football League Cheerleading , or more simply NFL Cheerleading , is a professional cheerleading league in the United States . 26 of the 32 NFL teams have a cheerleading group in their franchise . The female cheers are an integral part of sport, which can give a team more media coverage, airtime, local support and a better image. In the 1954 NFL, the Baltimore Colts were the first team with cheerleaders. NFL teams without cheerleaders these days are just the Buffalo Bills , Chicago Bears , Cleveland Browns , New York Giants , Green Bay Packers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers .
tasks
According to most of the NFL cheerleading websites, cheerleading is classified as part-time work . Still, this part-time assignment requires a considerable amount of time spent on training, practice camps, games, gigs, photo shoots, and charity events.
In many cases, cheerleaders are students at university or have graduated from university and after an average of 1–4 seasons as cheerleaders, they embark on other career paths.
In addition to their main job of cheering and animating during football games, cheerleaders have many other duties. Almost every team member is available for appearances at schools, events, conferences, etc. for a fixed fee . An expected annual event is the publication of the group's calendar, which shows team members in swimwear, underwear, or uniforms for each month. In addition to being a mainstay of American football culture, cheerleaders are one of the largest entertainment groups to perform regularly for U.S. military units overseas. These tours and performances are organized by the USO . The teams send out their variety show , an elite group of their best members, to perform a combination of dance, music, acrobatics , gymnastics and more. In February 2007, the Buffalo Bills even sent an eight-person group with a choreographer to the combat zone in Iraq.
In 2006, a competition created specifically for NFL cheerleaders called "NFL Cheerleader Playoffs" was launched on the NFL Network . Two women from each cheerleading team competed against other teams in a variety of athletic exercises. These included kayaking , sprinting over 100 yards, obstacle course and more.
In the 2019 Super Bowl , the Los Angeles Rams were the first team to appear there with male cheerleaders.
Teams
Listed by name, with corresponding NFL football team.
Surname | Founded | NFL team |
---|---|---|
Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders | 1977 | Arizona Cardinals |
Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders | 1976 | Atlanta Falcons |
Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders * | 1998 | Baltimore Ravens |
Buffalo Jills | 1967-2014 (They passed as Buffalo Bills Cheerleaders from 1960 to 1965) | Buffalo Bills |
Carolina Topcats | 1996 | Carolina Panthers |
Chicago Honey Bears | 1976-1985 | Chicago Bears |
Cincinnati Ben-Gals | 1976 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders | 1960 | Dallas Cowboys |
Denver Broncos Cheerleaders | 1977 | Denver Broncos |
Detroit Lions cheerleaders | 2016 | Detroit Lions |
Green Bay Packers cheerleaders Green Bay Packerettes Golden Girls Sideliners |
Packerettes 1950s Golden Girls 1961–1972 Packerettes 1973–1977 Sideliners 1977-1986 |
Green Bay Packers |
Houston Texans Cheerleaders | 2002 | Houston Texans |
Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders | 1984 (1954-1983 Baltimore Colts Cheerleaders) | Indianapolis Colts |
Jacksonville ROAR | 1995 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders | 1970s | Kansas City Chiefs |
Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders | 1966–1977 Dolphin Dolls 1978–1983 Dolphin Starbrites 1983 - today Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders |
Miami Dolphins |
Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders | 1961–1963 Vi-Queens 1964–1983 The Parkettes ( St. Louis Park High School ) 1984 professional / official |
Minnesota Vikings |
New England Patriots Cheerleaders | 1977 | New England Patriots |
New Orleans Saintsations | 1977 | New Orleans Saints |
Jets flight crew | Jets Flag Crew 2006 Jets Flight Crew 2007 - present |
New York Jets |
Oakland Raiderettes | 1961 | Oakland Raiders |
Pittsburgh Steelerettes | 1960-1969 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders | 1948 | Philadelphia Eagles |
St. Louis Rams Cheerleaders (formerly Embraceable Ewes ) | 1974 founded in Los Angeles | St. Louis Rams |
San Diego Charger Girls | 1990 | San Diego Chargers |
San Francisco Gold Rush | 1979 (as a coed group, since 1983 as an all-girl group) | San Francisco 49ers |
Seahawks Dancers | 1976 | Seattle Seahawks |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders (formerly SwashBucklers from 1976 to 1999) |
1976 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders
(formerly The Derrick Dolls from 1975 to 1999) |
1975 | Tennessee Titans |
Washington Redskins Cheerleaders (formerly Redskinettes ) | 1962 | Washington Redskins |
* The Ravens cheerleading group is practically a co-ed stunt group and an all-women dance group.
The following NFL teams never had cheerleaders:
Well-known cheerleaders
Atlanta Falcons
- Tiffany Fallon , Playboy Playmate of the Year 2005.
Baltimore Ravens
- Stacy Keibler , former WWE professional wrestler
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
- Sarah Shahi , (1999–2000), actress, plays Carmen in The L Word , Season Two. Recently on NBC's "Life"
- Jill Marie Jones , actress, plays Toni in Girlfriends
Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders
- Mireya Mayor, correspondent for National Geographic 's Wildlife and expert and researcher for History Channel's "Expedition: Africa" Wildlife .
Oakland / Los Angeles Raiderettes
- Kiana Tom , TV fitness trainer, model & actress.
Los Angeles Rams (before moving to St. Louis)
- Jenilee Harrison , (1978-1980), actress, Three's Company
San Diego Chargers
- Charisma Carpenter , actress, played Cordelia Chase in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
San Francisco Gold Rush
- Teri Hatcher , actress
Seattle Dancers
- Amber Lancaster , actress and model
Tennessee Titans
- Dr. Monica Williams, Vanderbilt University , cancer research associate.
Pro Bowl
Each year, one cheerleader from each NFL team is selected to appear in the joint Pro Bowl cheerleading team. Traditionally, this is the highest appreciation of talent and popularity an NFL cheerleader can receive.
The cheerleaders are selected by an internal system. All cheerleaders and coaches of a team are allowed to note their three favorites, which are then rated according to a point scale. For the 3rd place on a piece of paper there is 1 point, for the second 2 and for the first 3. The cheerleader with the highest number of points can then represent her team at the Pro Bowl.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cincinnati Ben-Gals
- ^ Cheerleaders History , accessed October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Green Bay Packerettes , Green Bay Press-Gazette, accessed September 21, 2007
- ↑ Ex-Packers cheerleader writes winning slogan for fence , Sept. 9, 2007, accessed on 21 September 2007
- ↑ Brief outline of the history of the Packers Cheerleaders ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at sports.rightpundits.com, accessed October 1, 2015
- ↑ General information on the Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders History (2015) , accessed October 1, 2015.
- ↑ General information about the Raiderettes. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Steelerettes History (2007) called, on 8 February, 2007.
- ↑ General information on the Charger Girls (2015). Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Gold Rush History (2007) ( Memento of the original from April 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 1, 2015.
- ↑ General information about the Sea Gals. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ General information on the cheerleaders of the Buccaneers, accessed on October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Redskin Cheerleader History (2007) ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed October 1, 2015
- ↑ Mireya Mayor, Primatologist / Conservationist . National geographic. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ↑ Jenilee Harrison (2007) , accessed February 9, 2007.
- ↑ Calling Dr. Cheerleaders , accessed October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Marla Toncray: Rigdon heading to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. (No longer available online.) January 21, 2016, formerly in the original ; accessed on February 1, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- New York Jets Flight Crew Official Website
- Denver Broncos Cheerleaders Official Website
- Cincinnati Bengals Cheerleaders Official Website
- Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Official Website
- Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders Official Website
- Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders Official Website
- Patriots Cheerleaders Official Website
- New Orleans Saintsations Official Website
- Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders Official Website
- Raiderette's official website
- Saint Louis Rams Cheerleaders Official Website
- San Francisco Gold Rush Official Website
- Seahawks Dancers Official Website
- Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Official Website