Meet the 71 male NFL cheerleaders on 11 teams for the 2025 season
Male NFL cheerleaders are here to stay, as this year's crop will attest to. 'The team already feels like a family,' an Eagles male cheerleader says. The post Meet the 71 male NFL cheerleaders on 11 teams for the 2025 season appeared first on Outsports.
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The Minnesota Vikings hiring of their first two male cheerleaders for the season has caused some people to lose their minds, but the controversy has obscured the fact that men on NFL cheer squads is not novel. In fact, there will be 71 male cheerleaders this season, spread out over 11 teams.
This breaks down to 11 teams with male cheer squad members and 13 with only women. Eight teams have no official cheerleaders: Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers. (The Carolina Panthers had a trans cheerleader for three seasons, but she is not back this season.)
One of the men is Randolph Rivera, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, going into his ninth season on the cheer squad.
“Extremely excited and grateful to start this season and making history as first ever TBBC Stunt Captain. Ready to get SZN5 started. LFG,” Rivera posted earlier this month.
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Rivera is one of seven men on the Bucs’ cheer squad and one of seven listed on the stunt team. The Baltimore Ravens have 19 men on their squad, all on the stunt team. Of the 71 male cheer squad members, 26 are listed as being on a stunt team. The other 45 men are classified as cheerleaders, which can involve stunts but more often dancing. The Baltimore Ravens have the most men (19), all on the stunt team. The New Orleans Saints have the most male cheerleaders, 12.
The vitriol surrounding Vikings cheerleaders Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn is baffling considering the fact the NFL has had men as cheerleaders since 2018. Yet, even then, some male cheerleaders were jeered by idiot fans somehow bothered by the sight of a man dancing on the sidelines. “A sign of moral decay” and “How gay can the NFL get?” fans wrote in 2018 about a New Orleans Saints male cheerleader.
This year’s crop of male cheerleaders isn’t afraid to push back.
“Proud of every male cheerleader in the NFL. There’s no room for hate on this field. 
,” Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader Alex Fan wrote on Instagram last week. He is one of three men on the Eagles’ cheer squad.
Fan juggles his time between cheerleading and attending Columbia University, with long-term goals of going to law school.
“The Eagles organization drew me in for so many reasons — the success of the football team, the passion of Philadelphia fans, my own family ties to Pennsylvania, and the brand ambassador role the cheerleaders play through appearances and community outreach,” he said. “The team already feels like a family, and the energy of the entire organization is infectious.”
Another Eagles cheerleader, Dalton Walsh, has an interesting back story, as he told the team’s website.
“I’ve lived with Tourette’s Syndrome throughout my life,” he said. “While it’s presented challenges, I’ve never let it stop me from chasing my dreams or showing up 100% for the people and passions I care about.”
The bottom line is that male cheerleaders are here to stay and their presence will only continue to grow, despite what a minority of insecure men feel.
The list
Here are the teams with male cheerleaders or stunt team members in 2025. (All teams use only first names on their rosters.)
New England Patriots, 1
Jeremy G.
Baltimore Ravens, 19, all on the stunt team
Tennessee Titans
Aaron A., Aaron D., Alex D., Alex R., Blake E., Brett S., Chris M., Conor D., Cory G., Daniel L., Demarques C., Deon J., Jack B., Jeremiah M., Kevin C., Marcus D., Michael B., Ryan S., Sean S.
Tennessee Titans, 5
Brenan, Daniel, Mark, Milton, Ryan
Philadelphia Eagles, 3
Alex, Dalton, James
Washington Commanders, 9
Brandon, Cinco, Joey, Jojo, Jonathan, Jordan, Rayy, Sensei, Zay
Los Angeles Rams, 7
Bryan, Eswinn, Jan, Jose C., Jose F., Nicky, Parker
San Francisco 49ers, 1
Jon
Seattle Seahawks, 3
Auggie, Christian, Jaedin
New Orleans Saints, 12
Carlton, Corey, Devonte, Gevohni, Justice, Kareem, Lamar, Matthew, Nathaniel, Tyler, Wayne, Xavier
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 9 (two cheerleaders, seven on the stunt team)
Dante, Sean, Brian G., Brian K., Camello, Jay, Justin, Noah, Randolph
Minnesota Vikings, 2
Blaize and Louie
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