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 Vikings have reignited controversy surrounding male cheerleaders in the NFL after adding their name to the list of franchises to have mixed teams for the 2025 season

The Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, and Indianapolis Colts are just 3 of 12 teams with male cheerleaders/

The right has locked on to their latest culture war as they're currently up in arms over the presence of a male cheerleader on the Minnesota Vikings cheer

Antonio Brown ignited controversy by targeting a Minnesota Vikings cheerleader amidst mixed reactions to the team's inclusion of male cheerleaders. Th