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The Minnesota Vikings’ male cheerleaders sparked a debate among NFL fans in the preseason even as the franchise was far from the first to have them on their sideline.

Napoleon Jinnies, who was the first male cheerleader in the NFL when he performed for the Los Angeles Rams in 2018, came out in defense of Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn.

Jinnies told People in a recent interview that the outrage around male cheerleaders was nothing new.

“I’m rolling my eyes,” he told the magazine. “They’re not saying anything new.”

Jinnies recalled his own journey going from competitive cheerleading in college to trying to make a profession out of his passion. He wasn’t the only male cheerleader on the team either.

He said critics sent nasty messages on social m

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