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 Los Angeles Rams were the first NFL team to bring male dancers onto the field in 2018. Conn, for his part, was previously a member of the Iowa State Cyclones dance team, according to Fox News.

Minnesota Vikings cheerleader Blaize Shiek has seemingly hit back at his critics, days after former FOX Sports host Joy Taylor defended him following a backlash on social media

Male cheerleaders being included in more NFL teams has divided football fans, and now the performers have hit back.

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.