Posted on 03/28/2018 11:38:15 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
For the first time in NFL history, the Los Angeles Rams announced that two men would join its cheerleading squad.
Quinton Peron and Napolean Jinnies will step out on the field this season, cheering and dancing alongside the previously all-female team.
"I thought, 'Why not me? Why can't I do this?' And called my friend and I asked her when auditions were for the Rams and she told me Sunday [March 11] and I showed up," Peron said in an interview on "Good Morning America."
The two men and California natives were among the 76 finalists who auditioned for the Rams cheer team and told "GMA" they were elated to make the squad, especially after the lengthy audition process.
"They were unlike anything I've ever been to. I'm used to getting a call after or an email," Jinnies said, referring to other auditions. "This one was about three weeks long and we had a bunch of rehearsals in between and an extensive interview process, but it was really humbling and amazing to be invited every time you came back."
Both men are classically-trained dancers and have been performing their whole lives. LA Rams cheerleader captain Emily Leibert said they were chosen for more than just their killer moves.
"They really just fit the bill to be a Los Angeles Rams cheerleader. They are intelligent, they are eloquent, they are more than qualified to be ambassadors out in the community," Leibert said.
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Notice they waited until they returned to LA before pulling this stunt. Hard to imagine the good folks of the Midwest would've welcomed such a development.
We have entered the Longest Yard territory now......
Hot pants would be my guess
Still Boycotting the nfl Forever.
OOHHH The National Fabulous League, HATED IT!
Could have been the Packers ;^)
Jim Everitt, where are you?
The lambs should change their name to the Gay Caballeros.
That’s just wrong.
Hilarious, but wrong...
LOL
Bwahahahahahahahaha.
NFL = DOA
Hey Hoog stand a little closer to that Toothbrush.
“Get that ball and hold that ball and don’t let it go!”. Longest yard.
That boy’s queerer than a $30 bill. One more reason to kill the NFL.
Beta males needed. They found a couple.
I remember when the Indiana Pacers NBA team did this a decided to add a male cheerleader to the mix. They promoted the idea as a chance to add a little “beefcake” for the female fans. When the guy made his first appearance it turned out he was a total flamer. I think he lasted less than 6 months.
Going for the gay crowd, and losing the rest. Nicely done. Much better plan than “New Coke”
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