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The Minnesota Vikings came under fire on social media ahead of the start of the preseason schedule because the team had two male cheerleaders on its squad.

Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn have fired back at critics in social media posts.

"Wait…did someone say our name?" Shiek wrote in a post on Instagram with Conn ahead of the Vikings’ preseason game against the New England Patriots.

Pictures of Shiek in a Vikings cheerleading uniform sparked a frenzy and a debate about male cheerleaders in the NFL. The Los Angeles Rams were the first organization to have male cheerleaders, which occurred in 2018. The Baltimore Ravens also featured several men on their cheerleading squad.

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