Six NFL Teams Without Cheerleaders And Male Rosters 2023

Male NFL Cheerleaders 2023 are Luke B, Chris Crawford, Eswinn D,  Parker B,  Bryan Y, Brendan R, Jose F,  Jose C, and Jan S. 

Male cheerleaders account for 52 names of the nineteen teams that have revealed their rosters. Driss Dallahi is also on the list. 

Other male dancers cheering for their group in this season of the National Football League are mentioned below:

• Parker West
• Alan
• Brennan
• Daniel
• Darell
• Dustin
• Dylan A
• Dylon H
• Gevohni
• Gregory
• Guy
• Joshua
• Justice
• Kenneth
• Lamar
• Marcus
• Matthew
• Nathaniel
• Tyler
• Xavier
• Brenan
• Cameron
• Kevin
• Marcus
• Sean
• Victor
• Anthony (2)
• Randolph
• Colin
• Donivous
• Levi
• Mark
• Ryan A
• Ryan K
• Lynx
• Jonathan (2)
• Xavier
• Sensei
• Sheldon 
• Cinco

NFL team with male cheerleaders are Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, and Houston Texans.

Other than that, these franchises have also included gentlemen in their cheerleading teams:

• Los Angeles Rams
• New England Patriots
• New Orleans Saints
• San Francisco 49ers
• Seahawks Dancers
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Tennessee Titans
• Washington Commanders 

In 2022, Rams had 5 male cheerleaders in the Super Bowl LVI. They are Jose, Brendan, Quinton, Napoleon, and Eswinn.

Male Cheerleaders

First male NFL cheerleaders are Quinton Peron, Napoleon Jinnies, and Jesse Hernandez. These three are the first to be full-fledged male cheerleaders in the league.

It's rare to see men gracing the field of the American gridiron cheering for the team instead of playing the ball.

But, it began with Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints in 2018 when they hired male dancers to the cheerleading rosters. While Peron and Jinnies were from the Rams, Hernandez was from the New Orleans Saints.

Jinnies and Peron were the rookies during the 2018 season and are the first males to perform at the league championship. Jesse came after them. The number only grew and became 20 by the May of 2021. By then, 11 teams had included men in their rosters.

Jojo Almonte was recruited in the summer of 2020. He performed alongside female cheerleaders who were 25 in number.

Jojo alongside two other males performed for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that season. Except for them, Latik Jefferson is the first African-American male cheerleader for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Similarly, Kyle Tanguay has marked his name as the first male cheerleader for the Eagles.

First NFL team with cheerleaders is the Baltimore Colts. The cheerleading squad of the Colts was called the Baltimore Colts Cheerleaders.

They served from 1954 to 1983 becoming the pioneer cheerleading team of the National Football League. In the meantime, they also served for the marching band of the Baltimore Colts.

Following their path, other teams also continued the trend. Today, among the 32 NFL teams, 26 of them have their own teams to cheer and dance for them. However as the Jets cheerleading team are on a break for rebranding, only 25 will have official cheer groups.

In 1984, the Colts were shifted to Indianapolis making them the present-day Indianapolis Colts. Since then, the cheerleaders are called the Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders who are active even today.

NFL Cheerleaders 2023 has been released by nineteen teams including Atlanta Falcons, The New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, and Carolina Panthers.

Denver Broncos have also selected the squad for cheering.

Below are the teams who have already published their cheerleading roster list:

1. Detroit Lions
2. Houston Texans
3. Indianapolis Colts
4. Jacksonville Jaguars
5. Kansas City Chiefs
6. Las Vegas Raiders
7. Los Angeles Rams 
8. New England Patriots
9. New Orleans Saints
10. San Francisco 49ers
11. Seahawks Dancers
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13. Tennessee Titans
14. Washington Commanders

Most of these teams opened their registration forms around March, held the preliminary auditions in April, and by the end of May, they had finalized their members.

However, the Dallas Cowboys online application was open from just recently, 2 to 12 May. 11 of the teams are yet to announce their final members although the process of auditions is almost complete.

The Denver Broncos Cheerleaders 2023 roster has not been released yet. There were 50 participants and 28 were selected for the finals. 

The same goes for the Miami Dolphins. Although their finalists have been announced on their Instagram page, the official roster has not been launched.

On the other hand, final auditions for the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders are going to be held on the 3rd of June. The Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders will be announced on the 6th of June.

At the other end of the spectrum, the New York Jets cheerleading team is on hiatus for rebranding.

Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders 2023 consists of 9 rookies. Dante S and Luke B are the male cheerleaders for the Falcons this season.

On the 29th of January, 2023 the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders' official Twitter account published an announcement regarding the registration.

The registration came to an end on the 8th of April. The participants submitted their dance videos virtually in the preliminary and semi-final auditions. The final auditions were done in person.

The Falcons Cheerleaders were founded in 1969 as The Falconets. They became known as the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders in 1976 according to The Sun.

Below is the list of rosters:

• Danielle D
• Dante S
• Blaire R
• Jada T
• Makenzie S
• Kelsey B
• Hannah W
• Katrina S
• Lauryn L
• Ben A
• Kacey F
• Amberly P
• Amber H-H
• Brooke F
• Amonii L
• Lauren P
• Christal R
• Celia B
• Jessie E
• Luke B
• Joyce M
• Madison M
• Abygayle L
• Kassidy O
• Janai W
• Lindsey H
• Bailey R
• Natasha D
• Brianna V
• Dalli H

Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders 2023 had chosen 32 in the final from 150 total applicants. Twelve rookies including Laney Christine and Alexis W were selected this year.

• Registration Due: 26 April
• Virtual Preliminary Round: 1 May 
• Semi-finals - 21 May Sunday at the State Farm Stadium
• In-Person Finals: 21-24 May
• Team Announcement: 25 May

The Cheer director along with other team members went through the videos, where the cheerleaders give an intro about themselves, their location, and their favorite place to visit.

The panel of judges also looked into their resumes, experience, their natural ability to work with the camera, and what they can bring to the team.

If the auditionee passes the initial rounds, they need to perform the dance routines in front of the judges. The competitions were tough. 56 of them were chosen in the semi-final.

This season, talents like Camryn, Dresden, Jenna, Jessie, Kameryn, Marcela, and Taylor retired. Here is the rookie roster for 2023 among the 32 who made the cut:

1. Laney Christine
2. Alexis W
3. Ashely
4. Comfort
5. Courtny
6. Elany
7. Ellie
8. Jaden
9. Kennedy
10. Lizzie
11. Megan
12. Nina

Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders 2023 roster has 6 rookies. There is one male named Chris Crawford in the squad.

The Panthers addressed their squad as Spice Cabinet on their Instagram as they published their rosters.

Some details regarding their audition are highlighted below:

• Preliminary Video Submission Date - 1 March
• Semi-Final Rehearsal 1 - April 14
• Semi-Final Rehearsal 2 - April 15
• Semi-Finals - April 16
• Finals Interviews - April 18-20
• Finals - April 23

Below is the list of the 2023 TopCats:

1. Brandi Hopson
2. Emma Marvel
3. Rockii Nelson
4. Morgan Mull
5. Regan Hendrix
6. Ebonee Bryant Smith
7. Amanda Carter
8. Alexa Csehoski
9. Keasha Currence
10. Peyton Dixon
11. Zaria Franklin
12. Abby Pinto
13. Trica Johnson
14. Skyler Leary
15. Ariel Lee
16. Justine Lindsay
17. Savanna Mayes
18. Tyrese Neale
19. Hayley Olecheck
20. Valentina Trombetta
21. Annalise Coleman 
22. Camryn Karns
23. Allison Armstrong
24. Dominique Barile
25. Chris Crawford

Cincinnati Bengals Cheerleaders Roster 2023 selected only those girls who were at least 20 years of age. In total 30 girls were selected.

From their dancing skills and athletic abilities to their tolerance towards weather, everything was analyzed before selecting them.

The girls had to wear athletic fits like sports bra, shorts, and comfortable sneakers. Here is the list of girls who were picked by the Bengals to cheer them up.

1. Anna M
2. Arica M
3. Ashley M
4. Aya S
5. Carlie J
6. Corinne H
7. Delaney W
8. Elise G
9. Elizabeth Q
10. Emilee I
11. Emily B
12. Felicia M
13. Hailey H
14. Holly M
15. Julia V
16. Kelly F
17. Madelinn S
18. Maria W
19. Mercedes B
20. Mya R
21. Natalie R
22. Nina F
23. Olivia M
24. Paris Q
25. Samantha W
26. Sophie Q
27. Sydney B
28. Sydney W
29. Taylor D
30. Valerie H

Denver Broncos Cheerleaders 2023 roster was completed by six rookies named Stephanie, Karmen, Sydney, Renee, Mary Kate, and Roren S.

There were two ways to audition this year, both virtual and in person. The tryout began on 25 March, Saturday, at Empower Field in Mile High at 10 am.

The same day, a virtual tryout happened which started at 10:30 am. In the given link, the video had to be submitted.

The final audition was held on 14, 15, and 16 April in Denver while the announcement of finalists happened on 27 March.

Except for the rookies, here is the list of the rosters:

1. Sophia G
2. Allison Bauer
3. Naomi
4. Alison B
5. Brittany Fanning
6. Emily C
7. Ariana
8. Yuna
9. Zoe Stinson
10. Brooklyey
11. Jaylen
12. Taylor Strickland
13. Lily Jay
14. Biebele
15. Alsion Hay
16. Shannon
17. Sophia F
18. Daniella
19. Chelsea
20. Cayla A
21. Sharry
22. Mcyela

Detroit Lions Cheerleaders 2023 comprises 9 rookies including Emily T, Mackenzie T, Emily F, Nicole, Jacki, Ava R, Le'Elle, and Ava G, and Jenna Belian.

The preliminary audition happened on Sunday, May 7 at Ford Field. The audition was free of charge and online registration was required in advance.

On Monday, May 8, those who were eligible received callbacks. In the following days, the semi-finals and final rounds were completed.

36 performed in teh finale. The official Instagram handle of the detroit lions cheerleaders welcomed the rookies and welcomed back the veterans with an Instagram post dedicated to each one of them.

Except for the rookies, below are the list of girls who made it as a cheerleader:

1. Zarah
2. Bella
3. Alison B
4. Jenna
5. Jasmine
6. Alex
7. Micah
8. Paige
9. Mackenzie M
10. Natalie
11. Alison S
12. Kendall D
13. Mackenzie W
14. Mackenzie B
15. Courtney
16. Alexa
17. Kendall C
18. Anna

Houston Texans Cheerleaders were picked from 400 applicants. There were 10 rookies in the squad including Briana, Chyna, and Julissa.

In addition, the newly recruited cheerleaders are:

• Kendall C.
• Kendall Z.
• Nyah
• Ramsi
• Ravyn
• Scarlet
• Serena

Two virtual rounds were held in May. In round 3, 100 were qualified for in-person interviews. 60 girls qualified for the finals.

There are fourteen 2nd year veterans, eight 3rd-year veterans, and two 4th year veterans in the team.

Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders 2023 rosters were announced on the 27th of March. Overall twenty-six girls were chosen for cheerleading from the 48 finalists.

To be eligible for the audition, the age criteria were 18+ and girls had to have a High School diploma or equivalent.

The last date for audition applications was March 15 for the preliminary round. The suitable candidates received the choreography link on March 17.

By the 22nd of March, they had to submit their prelims choreography video to the designated site. An in-person interview was conducted on April 10 and 11 by a panel of judges.

On the 27th of March, the results were announced. While some achieved their dream, some got disappointed for not making it.

The 2023 Colts Cheer Final Showcase was a ticketed event that was live-streamed as well. These are the selected candidates:

1. Allison B
2. Alyssa R
3. Cassidy
4. Cierra M
5. Danea M
6. Hannah K
7. Hannah O
8. Hunter T
9. Jada W
10. Jamie H
11. Janelle M
12. Julia D
13. Kacey M
14. Kaitlyn M
15. Kyleigh C
16. Lanie P
17. Lexi S
18. MacLaine F
19. Madison R
20. Mary Kaitlin P
21. Megan L
22. Mika T
23. Sarah T
24. Sophia S
25. Sydney V
26. Whitney L

Jacksonville Jaguars cheerleading team is called Jacksonville ROAR. Caroline is one of the rookies on their cheerleading team.

The details regarding the selection process are given below:

• Last Date for Online Registration - May 1
• Preliminary Round - May 13 (3 hours)
• Semi-Final Auditions - Saturday (3 hours)
• Finalist Rehearsal - May 16
• Final Interview - May 17, May 18
• Final Auditon - May 21

Here are the rosters for the Jaguars cheerleading team:

1. Abbe
2. Abby
3. Alexandra
4. Alexis
5. Alyvia
6. Ariana
7. Ashley
8. Brenley
9. Brooke
10. Caitlyn
11. Caroline
12. Cici
13. Emma
14. Erica
15. Erin
16. Grace
17. Janay
18. JT
19. Kaydrien
20. Keiko
21. Kelsea
22. Meredith
23. Mia
24. Olivia
25. Paige
26. Perri
27. Rachel
28. Samiiy
29. Taylor B
30. Taylor M

Kansas City Chiefs have completed 60 seasons of cheerleading. More than 500 people auditioned to get the opportunity of cheering and encouraging the Chiefs.

Around the end, mock public speaking interviews and media photoshoots were held and it concluded with a dance round. Auditions were held at Arrowhead Stadium.

For security reasons, most of the teams only use the first name of their cheerleaders including the Chiefs.

Delaney and Josie are two of the rookies. Below is the first name of all the chosen individuals:

1. J'mia 
2. Sadie
3. Stefanie
4. Samantha
5. Taylor
6. Paige
7. Gracie
8. Cooper
9. Katie
10. Cassidy
11. Delaney
12. Darian
13. Brooke
14. Ari
15. Ashton
16. Claire
17. Raegan
18. Jordan
19. Tina
20. Morgan
21. Alexa
22. Grace
23. Brittany
24. Rookie
25. Marlee
26. Noell
27. Davanna
28. Jadyn
29. Carly
30. Taylor
31. Maddie
32. Hailey
33. Taylor
34. Josi

Las Vegas Raiderettes are the group name of the cheerleading squad of the Las Vegas team. On Instagram, they are present as Football's Fabulous Females with over 70,000 followers.

The audition was held on May 13 at Allegiant Stadium to search the Raiderettes. The deadline for registration deadline was Friday, May 5 at 5 p.m.

Likewise, the preliminary round was scheduled on May 13. The final was a week-long activity that began on Tuesday, May 15.

From the dancing abilities to public speaking and overall presentation, everything was evaluated before recruiting the 32 girls. They are:

1. Annalise
2. Cierra
3. Claudia
4. Camille
5. Ashly
6. Devyn
7. Lexie
8. Cheyanne
9. Camryn
10. Audrey
11. Meghan
12. Danielle
13. Jenna
14. Jordie
15. Makenna
16. Madison
17. Monica
18. Lilah
19. Pip
20. Kylee
21. Brittany
22. Maddie
23. Makenna
24. Kelsey
25. Shayla
26. Kenny
27. Vicky
28. Meekey
29. Tatiana
30. Megan
31. Monet
32. Kylie

Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders have males like Eswinn D, Parker B, Bryan Y, Brendan R, Jose F,  Jose C, and  Jan S. The preliminary audition called 'Across the floor' was held on April 2, 2023.

Then, Semi-finals were held where the contenders performed a choreographed routine after learning it beforehand. Only 18+ were allowed to partake.

The finalists were announced on April 3 and the final auditions were held at Cal Lutheran University on the 16th of April.

Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders also travel to international markets like Mexico and Australia for matches. A list of all the female rosters is mentioned below:

1. Shea L
2. Stephanie S
3. Tyler H
4. Amanda M
5. Nathalia B
6. Julianna S
7. Kyli D
8.  Aria T
9.  Shariah T
10.  Kendra A
11.  Piper C
12. Kylie Y
13.  Tara S
14.  Kira G
15.  Shelby R
16.  Carlee C
17.  Michelle T
18. Jenna W
19. Kailey T
20. Gabrielle P
21. Mia R
22. Isabella S
23. Samantha M
24. Sydney M
25. Jasiya B
26. Courtney C
27. Emily L
28.  Jordyn C

New England Patriots have hired 7 new rookies for this season of cheerleading. The final audition was held on March 25 at Gillette Stadium.

A series of Boot Camps were done before the final selection in April. The rookies are:

1. Jillian Acevedo
2. Marisa Bishop
3. Olivia Kerins
4. Maddie Kirkegaard
5. Maisy Lam
6. Haley Schmich
7. Sarah Tong

Similarly, the veterans are:

1. Jane Axhoj
2. Sarah Barrett
3. Ally Butler
4. Driss Dallahi (Male)
5. Tiana Dyson
6. Ariana Faubert
7. Kayla Jensen
8. Melissa Joslin
9. Eliza Kanner
10. Megan Leahy
11. Emily Marshall
12. Kayshauna Montano
13. Mackenzie Pena-Watkins
14. Alexa Pillsbury
15. Caroline Shadduck
16. Molly Simmons
17. Cassidy Smith
18. Steven Sonntag (Male)
19. Katie Suh
20. Xedera Townsend
21. Parker West (Male)
22. Taylor Yeley

New Orleans Saints auditions called Krewe auditions were organized on  April 14th at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie.

The final took place on April 19. Male rookies like Alan, Brennan, Darell, Dylan A, Gregory, Joshua, Justice, Marcus, Nathaniel, and Xavier were selected.

Other rookies are:

1. Adreana
2. Hannah
3. Jada
4. Jessi S
5. Lily
6. Maddie
7. Madison B
8. Madison C
9. Izabella 
10. Megan
11. Mekiah
12. Paige
13. Robyn
14. Taylor

The veteran cheerleaders of the season are listed below and the males are separated in brackets.

• Alexis D
• Alexis M
• Alexis S
• Alyse
• Alyssa
• Amanda
• Aryn
• Christine
• Courtney
• Daniel (Male)
• Destinae
• Dustin (Male)
• Dylon H (Male)
• Gavanne
• Gevohni (Male)
• Guy (Male)
• Jade
• Jessica P
• Jordan G
• Jordyn E
• Kenneth (Male)
• Kierra
• Laila
• Lakyn
• Lamar (Male)
• Matthew (Male)
• Michaela
• Micque
• Raegan
• Roxanne 
• Sara L. 
• Sarah W.
• Tyler (Male)

San Francisco 49ers have one male named Jonathan in their cheerleading squad. The finals were held from May 13 to May 19 to select the team for the season.

The application due was April 23. The video had to be submitted on May 1. Here is the list of chosen ones:

1. Alexa
2. Anika
3. Britney
4. Daniela
5. Della
6. Elayna
7. Grace
8. Haley
9. Hana
10. Hayley
11. Jackie 
12. Jonathan
13. Kaitlin
14. Kaiya
15. Katelyn
16. Kayla
17. Kaylie
18. Kelly
19. Lee
20. Maddy
21. Madison
22. Mariah
23. Marissa
24. Megan
25. Rachel F
26. Rachel R
27. Rachel S
28. Samantha
29. Talia
30. Tiffany
31. Veronica
32. Zoe

Seahawks Dancers consist of males like Victor, Sean, Marcus, Kevin, and Camero. The open call and semi-finals were conducted virtually.

On the 20th of March, the online registration was opened. It ended on the 24th of May.

For the 2022-2023 Seahawk dancers, online registration was the same, but they could head straight into finals, skipping two of the initial rounds.

The Sea Gals roster is listed below:

1. Alexa
2. Alia
3. Amanda
4. Ashley
5. Ashli
6. Bailey
7. Brianna
8. Cameron (Male)
9. Caroline 
10. Drew
11. Geena
12. Jordan
13. Katrina
14. Kevin (Male)
15. Kiana
16. Lauren
17. Lillian
18. Mackenzie
19. Macy
20. Marcus (Male)
21. Meghan
22. Miki
23. Miranda
24. Rachael
25. Sean (Male)
26. Taylor
27. Victor (Male)
28. Victoria

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader rosters has two male named Anthony and Randolph. The registration date was opened from 8 March to 13 April.

To have more chances of getting enlisted, preparation classes were also available. On April 15, the auditions were organized.

May 9 was the final audition round which took place at AdventHealth Training Center. Here are the 28 rosters of the Buccaneers:

1. Abby
2. Alyvia
3. Anthony
4. Aysia
5. Carolina
6. Chloe
7. Elizabeth
8. Gabryelle
9. Grayson
10. Haley
11. Jessica
12. Jessie
13. Juliana
14. Kaiya
15. Keara
16. Kirstie
17. Lindsey
18. Mackenzie
19. Madison
20. Mckenna
21. Olivia C
22. Rachael M
23. Rachel R
24. Randolph
25. Shannon
26. Sophia
27. Tatiana
28. Trinity

Tennessee Titans cheerleading roster was finalized from 52 participants in the final round held at Nissan Stadium. March 6 was the last date for registration.

On the 7th of March, virtual audition details were sent to the suitable contenders. The rookies of the team are mentioned below:

• Allyson
• Anna G
• Danielle
• Kinley
• Ryan K (Male)
• Rhimya
• Olivia

The veterans of the Titans Cheerleaders are:

1. Amy
2. Anna R
3. Anthony (Male)
4. Brenan (Male)
5. Brynna
6. Colin (male)
7. Courtney 
8. Donivous (Male)
9. Johnna
10. Kayley
11. Levi (Male)
12. Mark (Male)
13. Mckenna B
14. Mckenna M
15. River
16. Ryan A (male)
17. Sierra 
18. Susanna
19. Talor
20. Taylor J
21. Taylor S
22. Tylar

Washington Commanders 2023 cheerleader rookies comprise male participants like Lynx, Jonathan, and Xavier. In total sixteen new cheerleaders were selected.

Called the Command Force, Washington Commanders' open audition for the squad was organized from April 22 to April 25 at FedExField.

There were four rounds in a day. The name of the finalists was published on April 28.

Here are all the female rookies:

1. Toya
2. Lindsey
3. Kyla
4. Poca
5. Alex
6. Holly
7. Kelsey
8. Maya
9. Amy
10. Kenya
11. Monica
12. Molly
13. Aiyra

Other veterans with experience are given below:

1. Jordan
2. Sensei (Male)
3. Sheldon (Male)
4. Breanna
5. Hannah
6. Cinco (Male)
7. Taylor
8. Shannon
9. Bre
10. Caitlyn
11. Jules
12. Jessie
13. Marrissa
14. Gabriella