The Minnesota Vikings’ decision to include two male cheerleaders on their squad for the 2025 season has sparked fierce debate across the NFL landscape, drawing pointed criticism from former team captain Jack Brewer and conservative political figures such as Sen. Tommy Tuberville.
The team recently announced that Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn would be joining its cheerleading lineup, a move that has divided fans and ignited a cultural discussion about masculinity, tradition, and inclusivity in professional sports.
Brewer, who captained the Vikings during his NFL career and has since become a vocal conservative commentator, did not mince words when speaking to Fox News Digital.
“As a former Viking team captain who grew up a Viking fan—my dad’s been a Viking fan since 1972—I’ve never been so disgusted and embarrassed to even have any association with the Minnesota Vikings brand,” Brewer said. “I think I speak for a lot of other former players and Viking fans when I say that this does not represent this great franchise. Now we’re being represented with men with pom-poms on the sideline. It’s sickening. No man needs to ever have a pom-pom in their hand.”