The Minnesota Vikings received an onslaught of backlash on social media after it hired two male cheerleaders, Louie Conn and Blaize Shiek. Earlier this month, the NFL team softly announced on Instagram that its cheer squad had a few new additions.

The Minnesota Vikings’ newest cheerleaders aren’t losing any sleep over the MAGA meltdown that followed their debut. Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn were announced as part of the 2025 Vikings cheer squad earlier this month,

Antonio Brown faced severe backlash after posting a homophobic slur targeting the Minnesota Vikings' male cheerleaders, Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn, o

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He and Louie Conn, of Bettendorf, Iowa, are the first male cheerleaders on the team since the 1990s, according to the Vikings. However, Minnesota's NFL team is among a dozen this year to have men on their cheer squads.