Cheerleaders of the New England Patriots
It is not uncommon for New England Patriots fans to see their team's cheerleaders in other events or beauty pageants. The Patriots have now sort of had a trend of producing celebrities and models. One of the most popular names among the alumni is Camille Kostek, who went on to appear on the cover of a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Others include Kristin Gauvin, Julia Scaparotti, Jonét Nichelle, and Amber van Eeghen, who have all won state-level pageants. The cheering troupe was formed in the early '70s, which was around the time that the Patriots had entered the NFL. The Patriots have since won six Super Bowls, as of 2022.
Cheerleaders of the Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders are a co-ed squad. Their website lists almost as many women as men in it who cheer at all home games played at their home ground, the M&T Bank Stadium. The squad's director in 2022 was Tina Galdieri, who had won the 1999 national championship with the University of Maryland's cheerleading team.
The format of the performances mostly circles around women dancing and performing acrobatics while the men do the stunts. Like most other NFL cheering squads, the Ravens also publishes an annual swimsuit calendar. WWE fans will be pleased to know that Stacy Kiebler was once a member of this squad.
Cheerleaders of the Los Angeles Chargers
The cheerleading team of the Charger Girls was formed in 1990. They initially backed the San Diego Chargers until the team was moved to Los Angeles in 2017, and the name changes came into place. Sadly financial issues led them to be dissolved in 2021, and the team now does not have a cheering troupe to back them up.
Nevertheless, the one that they used to have was very energetic and vibrant. Dressed in blue and white outfits with golden-colored pompoms were eye-catching to the fans. As of 2022, the Chargers are still one of the only few teams in the NFL not to have a dance squad.
Cheerleaders of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been playing in the NFL since 1976 and have had a cheerleading squad ever since. While it was first called Swash-Buc-Lers, they later named it Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders. The squad has a striking red outfit with black dots and stripes and a logo of a skull on it.
The Buccaneers also have a few men on the troupe, making them one of the co-ed squads. Speaking of the football team, the men on the sports side are quite formidable. They have won two Super Bowls to date. The first one in 2002 and the following in 2020.
Cheerleaders of the Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, also nicknamed "America's Sweethearts," have been with the Dallas Cowboys ever since they joined the National Football League in the early '60s. Besides representation on the football field, the Sweethearts also performed to open the second game of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Besides that, the cheerleaders produced a reality TV series named "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team" that started to air in the mid-'00s. The team was also featured as a guest on three different episodes of the TV series "The Love Boat." The Texas Monthly magazine also introduced a podcast named "America's Girls," which included interviews with them.
Cheerleaders of the Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders couldn't have chosen better colors for their uniform than the ocean's aqua combined with white. Besides sending a cheerleader to each Pro Bowl, the Dolphins also send their alumni to the Indian Premier League, a cricketing tournament, each year. The IPL follows massive viewership across the world.
The orange color in their pompoms, as seen in the picture, probably comes from the fact that their team was called Miami Orange Bowl until 1977. Some of the most notable members that have been in the squad are Nadia Turner, who was a contestant in season four of "American Idol," and Suzy Tavarez, who worked on the Miami radio station Y100-FM.
Cheerleaders of the San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers have been a part of the NFL since 1950, and they've won five Super Bowls in their run. Their cheerleading squad, known as the San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush was formed in 1979, which was much after their inception. They were also the first-ever singing cheering troupe in the NFL.
The squad has been featured in several TV shows as guests in their history. These include "Extra!" and "The Leeza Show" besides the usual sports programs. The renowned actress Teri Hatcher, and the model and actress Bonnie-Jill Laflin, were also once a part of the cheerleading team. They have also traveled internationally for live performances.
Cheerleaders of the Houston Texans
Although it hasn't been very long since the Houston Texans team was founded and included in the NFL, the team does carry strong cultural hues. It has a logo of a red and blue bull with a white star on it, while their own uniforms have the same colors.
Their cheerleading squad was also founded around the time of their inception. Besides performances at all home games, they do perform at other charity events and private parties. While they released a swimsuit calendar every year between 2008 and 2016, they continued with a sideline calendar after the swimsuit edition was discontinued.
Cheerleaders of the Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are one of the oldest teams in the NFL. It was formed when they moved from Ohio to Detroit in 1934. Their cheerleading squad was formed much later in 1963; however, it was discontinued in 1974 since their owner possibly didn't like the idea of cheering performers.
It wasn't until 2010 added an unofficial dance squad to the organization named Detroit Pride, and in 2016, they finally added the official entertainment squad. Since 2002, they've had Ford Field in downtown Detroit as their home field. The Lions have won four NFL Championships; however, they have had no Super Bowl championships as of 2022.
Cheerleaders of the Green Bay Packers
Even though the Green Bay Packers were one of the first few teams to have had cheerleaders on their side back in the '30s, they discontinued a regular official squad in 1988. In this period, the squad adopted names such as Green Bay Packerettes, Golden Girls, and Green Bay Sideliners over different eras.
Since then, they have had collegiate squads perform for them at home games, depending on where they play. The two squads that are closely associated with the Packers are from the University of Wisconsin—Green Bay and St. Norbert's, with the former being a co-ed squad and the latter an all-girls.
Cheerleaders of the Seattle Seahawks
Formerly known as the Sea Gals, the Seahawks Dancers have a legacy of their own when it comes to producing celebrities. Fans of the show "The Price Is Right" might have seen model Amber Lancaster on it. She was also an actress who played Jenny Swanson on the MTV series "The Hard Times of RJ Berger."
But that is not all; other girls from the squad went on to become popular in the media industry. Unlike a few other teams, the audition criteria of the squad are not as simple. Applicants need to be 18 years or older and have a secondary school diploma or equivalent.
Cheerleaders of the Carolina Panthers
The Carolina TopCats made headlines in June 2022, when they inducted Justine Lindsay into their squad. Lindsay became the first openly transgender woman to be cheering in the NFL. The TopCats do have a way of ensuring employee satisfaction through multiple other ways. Besides posting regularly on their Instagram for birthday celebrations, they also post testimonials of their members.
As far as the team that they represent is concerned, the Panthers are based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, and have been in the NFL since 1995. Their home ground is the Bank of America Stadium, and besides a short run in football, they have already secured two NFC Conference Championships.
Cheerleaders of the Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings take their name and theme from the Vikings of Scandinavia. Hence, their apt selection of the bright and strong colors of purple and gold depicts royalty. Even their logo is the head of a sea rover, and their mascot is Viktor the Viking. Their cheerleaders' costumes follow the same theme as well.
Their dance squad is a co-ed group that performs at every home game played at the U.S. Bank Stadium. The team was initially formed in 1984 and was led by its captain Jennifer Wilbanks in 2022. They are as fit as they seem in the picture and perform all sorts of acrobatics and choreographed routines.
Cheerleaders of the Los Angeles Rams
The Rams have been the official football team for multiple states in the past. Up until the '50s, they were located in Cleveland, before they moved to Los Angeles. In 1995, they moved to St. Louis for a decade before moving back to Los Angeles again in 2016. Their cheerleaders have had somewhat similar histories.
They were called the Embraceable Ewes following their formation in 1974. When they joined Los Angeles again in 2016, they were named Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders. No matter what the name is, they are some of the best performers in the industry. Lisa Guerrero, the sports broadcaster, was once a member of their squad.
Cheerleaders of the Indianapolis Colts
Although various NFL teams have white and blue colors in their uniforms, the Colts Cheerleaders can be easily distinguished with the horseshoe symbols on them. In 2022 the outfits of the dance team were a bit different than seen in this picture, where the squad had a large logo printed on their tops.
The Colts football team was founded in the '50s and was first based in Baltimore before it moved to Indianapolis in 1984. The team has since won two Super Bowls and three NFL championships. Their dance troupe membership had 26 women in November 2022 while it had no men.
Cheerleaders of the Buffalo Bills
As of 2022, Buffalo Bills was one of the seven NFL teams that did not have a cheerleading squad. After its inception in 1967, the cheerleading troupe associated with the team, also known as the Buffalo Jills, was dissolved in 2014 following a dispute between the performers and the management of the team.
In 2008, the Jills were the first squad to go multinational and performed for their home games in New York and Toronto. Katherine "Katie" Kaczor-Bichler was a notable member of the squad who was a contestant in the reality TV show "The Amazing Race 22." It featured eleven teams in racing competitions around the world.
Cheerleaders of the Arizona Cardinals
The attractive white and red uniforms of the Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders became even better when the colors were changed to black and red with sparkly tiny stars on their tops. Even though the squad was founded in 1964 when the team was located in St. Louis, they were much later renamed Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders in 1994.
Ever since 2006, their home ground has been the State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The football team has been owned by the Bidwill family ever since 1920. The owner and chairman of the team was Michael Bidwill in 2022. The team has won two NFL Championships as of 2022.
Cheerleaders of the Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Roar is the professional cheering squad that backs the NFL team, Jacksonville Jaguars. Aptly dressed, the ladies have tops that have jaguar print on them, while the new outfit has a full jaguar face printed on it. Established in 1995, in the inaugural year of the team at the NFL, they also occasionally release a swimsuit calendar.
Besides performing at football games, the Roar troupe also performs at various charities and private events throughout the year. They also travel abroad to perform and entertain the American servicemen while they are also engaged in female empowerment advocacy in their home city.
Cheerleaders of the Las Vegas Raiders
Cheryl Moana Marie Nunes is a TV presenter, a singer, and a beauty pageant winner, and she has been in the movie "Nightfire" as a Bond girl. But before she was all that, she used to cheer for the Las Vegas Raiders in this dance squad called the Las Vegas Raiderettes.
The squad has churned multiple other women into notable celebrities in the media industry, including Anjanette Abayari and Kiana Tom. When the Raiderettes moved to Los Angeles in 2020, the management built them a new 20,000-square-foot training studio in Henderson while the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, became the team's home field.
Cheerleaders of the Denver Broncos
Headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado, the Denver Broncos started playing in the NFL in 1970. However, they inducted and included a cheerleading squad in the club in 1993. The outfit seen in the picture above is their summer wear which has a vest, a leather skirt, and a leather jacket.
The women of the squad commit to almost 1,000 hours of charity performances annually. This includes touring countries such as Italy, Egypt, Cuba, and various others to perform for the American troops abroad. Their usual performance is a 90-minute choreographed routine. The Broncos cheerleaders were also selected to perform at the New Year's Night parade in Hong Kong in 2015.
Cheerleaders of the Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders, along with their mascot, the T-Rac, perform at all home games for the NFL team Tennessee Titans at the Nissan Stadium. Also a co-ed squad, their uniform is closely similar to that of the Cardinals Cheer Squad.
Titans are one of the few teams that had men in the squad a few times in the past. While women mostly focus on acrobatics and dances, men mostly take care of high-risk stunts. The troupe makes off-the-field appearances as well and can be booked online through their website for performances at private events. The squad has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "The Dr. Oz Show."
Cheerleaders of the New York Jets
The New York Jets cheerleading squad probably has the wittiest name amongst all other squads in the NFL. Since the owner of the franchise didn't want to call them dancers or cheerleaders, they were named the Jets Flag Crew following their formation in 2006. The very next year, the name was changed to Jets Flight Crew.
They started publishing a swimsuit calendar in 2009, and the team has featured a few women who have gone on to compete in reality TV shows such as "The Amazing Race," "The Bachelor Season," and "Big Brother." The squad went on a brief hiatus in 2022 for rebranding.
Cheerleaders of the Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders are one of the squads in the NFL with the most performances. The team has been performing at its local NFL games nonstop since its formation in 1948. They were first called the Eaglettes and then Liberty Belles, before finally adopting the name Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders.
The cheerleading team also makes off-field appearances, performing at various charities and private parties. Among their alumni are the adult film actress, Beverly Lynne, and Rachel Washburn who went on to become a 1st lieutenant in the United States Army. They release a swimsuit calendar each year that is also available to download online.
Cheerleaders of the Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs cheerleading squad is known as Chiefs Cheer. The cheering team was formed in 1960 with the inception of the Chiefs football team. They later joined the NFL in 1970 and have since won two Super Bowls with the latest coming in 2020.
The team has carried a few different names through the years, including Chiefettes, Chiefs Cheerleaders, and finally, Chiefs Cheer. They have featured men in the team multiple times in their history, while they had no male members in 2022. Similarly, the mascot of the team has changed multiple times as well, however, they eventually settled with K. C. Wolf in 1989.
Cheerleaders of the New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints joined the NFL in 1969; however, they didn't have a cheering squad until much later, in 1987. They were called Saintsations, and they have not changed their name ever since. The squad had about 36 women and 16 men in November 2022, as per their official website.
While all other squads have more or less similar designs and colors, the design and logo of the Saints clearly differentiate them from the other teams. They have, over time, churned quite a few notable people, including Madeleine Overby, who became Miss Mississippi USA in 2019, and the commercial TV actress Rhonda Shear.
Cheerleaders of the Cincinnati Bengals
The name of the Cincinnati Bengals correlates to the culture that surrounds the identity of a Bengal Tiger. Their mascot is a tiger named Who Dey, and the cheerleaders are known as the Ben-Gals. The football and the cheer team both have Bengal tiger stripes on their uniforms.
As the name suggests, the cheering roster has only women in it who back their football athletes at all home games played at the Paycor Stadium, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Ben-Gals have performed at various charities in the past. They have also performed for the American troops in Iraq, Iceland, Korea, and several other countries.
Cheerleaders of the Washington Commanders
The fans of the Washington-based NFL team would know that it was known as the Washington Redskins for the longest period before they were rebranded. In 2020 they renamed it to Washington Football Team, and only a year later, they rebranded it again and named it Washington Commanders.
Their cheer squad was first called Redskinettes following their formation in 1962; however, after the 2022 rebranding, it is called Command Force. These women are also known as the First Ladies of Football. According to a news article on Richmond.com, 220 people applied for the Force in 2022 as opposed to 120 in 2021.
Cheerleaders of the Atlanta Falcons
Fans who have watched football games at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta might know that the Falcons cheerleading squad sure can get the attendees excited. The Atlanta Falcons had the Georgia Dome as their home ground before they changed it in 2017. The Falcons are nicknamed The Dirty Birds and Grits Blitz.
Like all other cheering squads, the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders too perform at charities, fundraisers, and corporate events besides their home games. The squad was sponsored by various health and fitness-related companies in 2022. The mascot of the team is called Freddie Falcon, who has been with the team for over 35 years.