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Sports & Recreation > College Football Why there are male cheerleaders in college football, but not in the NFL

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Lack of male cheerleaders in the NFL is as much of a non-issue as the lack of male waiters at Hooters. There are plenty of explanations and most of them fall into one of three categories; Money, Sex and Money.

Cheerleading is like wrestling when it comes to the differences between college competitors and professional participants. Like pro-wrestling, cheerleading on a professional level certainly takes talent and ability...not to mention flashy and revealing costumes. NFL cheerleaders are more show than sport and have far more glitter than game. Like wrestling, any kind of competion ...

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