Male cheerleader’s mom says son considered quitting Vikings squad after backlash

MINNEAPOLIS — Ever since the roster of the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders was announced earlier this month, there’s been an extraordinary amount of criticism levied at the team for selecting two men— Louie Conn and Blaize Shiek— to join this season.

But now, Conn’s mother, Kathleen, is joining the chorus of voices speaking out in support of her son.

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Ever since the roster of the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders was announced earlier this month, there’s been an extraordinary amount of criticism levied at the team for selecting two men — Louie Conn and Blaize Shiek — to join this season

In an interview with Spectrum News, Conn's mother, Kathleen, said she wanted to respond to every single negative comment she saw online

The criticism now isn’t strictly that they’re me