But I'm A Cheerleader

So there's tons of cheerleaders out there dancing on the ground and we never bothered to know. All we do is just watch them dance, think 'oh they dance good, look good, typical cheerleaders and go forward without a thought to what really happens behind the scenes of a cheerleader in the NFL. Well, I'm here to tell you that there is much more than meets the eye. All the films you saw as "Bring It On" and those TV shows that showed a bunch of queens theater as cheerleaders were all wrong.

Myth # 1 - It is easy to be a leader of the NFL.

Um. No, there is no way that is easy to be a leader. So goes the hearings, you're lucky to even make the team first. Hundreds of girls try and you should be in the top 3% to make the team, no kidding. They dance well, look good, are energetic, enthusiastic and have a great personality on top of it all. After they get into the team, it takes hours of practice almost every day to get the dance routines NFL down. It gets worse when they have to dance in the freezing cold, especially in the northern states (some NFL teams use it as an excuse for not having a team of cheerleaders and yes not all NFL teams have a team of cheerleaders). Outside of dance, they have also come forward for charity events, make appearances, do photo shoots, and sometimes even travel overseas to see our own U.S. troops to keep morale high. Whoever said being a leader was obviously not easy to see one at work.

Myth: NFL Cheerleaders opportunity to meet football stars and date

Absolutely not. NFL cheerleaders are not allowed to "fraternize" with the players. That means no flirting, no personal relationships, not personal "friendship", or anything that might imply a relationship outside the professional field of the NFL. Yes, they can interact with some charity events and appearances, but generally you'd have more chance to learn about football stars as custodian cleaning their lockers or be a sort of groupie. Cheerleaders go out with people like Tom Brady and Randy Moss? Forget it.

Myth: NFL Cheerleaders rack in the fame and fortune

How many paid cheerleaders in the NFL? The answer to this question is $ 15 to $ 50 per game. Heck, there are times when they are not paid at all. They must report to the appearance of guests, photo shoots, performances abroad for U.S. troops and this is most likely not paid. Do not feel too bad for them. Some of them get out of cheerleading and find a lot of opportunities await them because of their status as elite NFL cheerleading. Teri Hatcher of Desperate Housewives is a San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush Cheerleader times and look where she is now. Make $ 285,000 an episode and multiply it by 10 + episodes per season. Now who wants to be a cheerleader NFL?

Myth: NFL Cheerleaders are stupid and act like valley girls

Yes, NFL cheerleaders are hot, but who says you can not combine beauty with brains? People tend to associate with girls cheerleaders Valley dizziness who love shopping and being the drama queens. Well these are not cheerleaders in high school more than one thing. Another thing is that these cheerleaders should be mature and intelligent so they can respond to the media. After all, they are an important aspect of the public image of the team.

NFL cheerleaders deserve a better reputation. Of course there are some black sheep out there but, in general, NFL cheerleaders are good girls who do their best to accomplish for us. The least we can do is show our appreciation. Remember, they also contribute to the community in various charity events to help them locally and nationally. Let's Sho.