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| 2018-03-29 |
| Roger Goodell does seem determined to ruin viewership numbers, doesn't he? [USA TODAY] - For the first time, an NFL team will have men as part of its official spirit squad. Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies, named to the Los Angeles Rams squad this week, will be the first ones to perform the same routine as the female dancers. The Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts have men who perform stunts with female cheerleaders, but don't dance. Peron and Jinnies are both classically trained dancers and have been performing their entire lives. But what made them take this groundbreaking step? "I thought, 'Why not me? Why can't I do this?' " Peron said in an interview Wednesday on ABC-TV's Good Morning America. Check out the guy on the right - my gaydar meter's pegging! |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #16 It's fine. Don't watch them now, won't watch them in the future until it switches til the last team surviving wins. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2018-03-29 23:00 |
| #15 Hence Dr. Steve's Mod Color "Hey, it's salmon, dammit" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-03-29 19:03 |
| #14 120 years ago, pink was considered the color for a young man, showing good health and vigor. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-03-29 18:53 |
| #13 Didn't used to indicate one was 'light in his loafers.' Today however, it's probably a prerequisite. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-29 17:11 |
| #12 So .... in 1941 my dad went out for the HS football team despite his father forbidding it (they couldn't afford insurance and he was worried about broken bones etc.). Granddad came home from work early, passed the team heading out to the practice field and dragged Dad out of there. So, my father being my father, he went out for the cheerleading squad. Made it as was made captain despite being so young. Later he left HS early to enlist (lied about his age). They made him senior class president in his absence. |
| Posted by: Grins Flerenter6346 2018-03-29 16:36 |
| #11 classically trained dancers They are really going to stand out. While they are doing The French Mistake, the gals will be performing modern dance - pole and twerk. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-03-29 14:02 |
| #10 Faaaaabulouuuus! At least the femmes will be safe in the co-ed locker room |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-03-29 13:52 |
| #9 The gentleman on the right appears to have donned foundation, lip stain, and subtle eye liner. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-03-29 13:32 |
| #8 So they will wear pant suits and show us their she wees instead of boobs and all cackle like psychos awesome! |
| Posted by: Jack Chaiter7913 2018-03-29 13:32 |
| #7 For the first time, an NFL team will have men as part of its official spirit squad. Oh, gonna have dude military press an axle with tractor tires while the gals do a bee dance, take some 40 yard shots with a 2" revolver? Change a flat in 5 minutes? Peron and Jinnies are both classically trained dancers and have been performing their entire lives. Yeah. What is missing for next year? I mean, other than my patronage. Abolishing team names? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-03-29 13:26 |
| #6 Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies, named to the Los Angeles Rams squad this week, will be the first ones to perform the same routine as the female dancers I take it they won't be in the same uniform as the young females, except at home games. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-03-29 12:10 |
| #5 It would great if the two guys were paid more! |
| Posted by: Airandee 2018-03-29 11:41 |
| #4 Cheerleaders seem a bit like the laugh-track of sports. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-03-29 11:12 |
| #3 In order to predict the course of any large organization, one need only assume it is being run by a secret cabal of enemies determined to destroy it. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-03-29 11:08 |
| #2 CA where reality is more nuts than fantasy! Seriously, how can you misunderstand your core business demographic and expect to grow your brand. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2018-03-29 10:44 |
| #1 Personally I don't care. Didn't watch football for the cheerleaders and won't be watching it anyway this year. Keep digging your hole, Goodell and fuck the owners that kept him in. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-03-29 10:32 |