Recent social media posts highlighted that the Minnesota Vikings added two new male cheerleaders to their 2025 roster this year. Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn are the first male cheerleaders on the team since the 1990s,

Minnesota Vikings cheerleader Blaize Shiek made his NFL debut while his critics were left to watch from the sidelines. A rookie member of the Vikings’ squad, Shiek hit the field for the first time earlier this month when the Vikings opened their preseason schedule against the Houston Texans at Minneapolis’ U.

Social media users have said they will no longer support the Minnesota Vikings, after social media videos showed two male cheerleaders dancing.