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The Washington Football Team is turning in their cheerleading squad for a coed dance team

By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN

Updated 2:15 PM ET, Wed March 3, 2021 

Washington Football Team cheerleading squad will be replaced with a coed dance team. 

(CNN)Starting next season, Washington Football Team (WFT) fans will no longer see a traditional NFL cheerleading squad on the field, instead, they will be entertained by a coed dance group. 

The franchise is removing its cheerleaders from the field after 50 years as part of its rebranding effort, which include dropping Redskins, and a re-imagined approach to fan engagement and game day experience, according to a news release.

The team has hired, Petra Pope, who has a background in NBA entertainment, to be the new senior adviser for the team's game day experience. Pope told ESPN that the WFT wants to create a "more modern franchise" focused on diversity and inclusion. 

"The NBA has long embraced innovative dance and halftime shows, but most NFL teams have remained more oriented towards traditional cheerleading programs," Pope said in a statement. 

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"Fans can expect an experience like none other -- a gender-neutral and diverse squad of athletes and dancers whose choreography, costumes, props, tricks and stunts will rival the best entertainment across genres and really inspire and 'wow' our fans."

The team's president, Jason Wright, who was named the first Black president in the NFL last year, said in a statement that the team's aim is to create entertainment similar to what fans find at an NBA game. 

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34 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Imagine this coming to my Buffalo....

 

Just imagine the look the 80 year old conservative Catholics, who served in 'Nam seeing this during the game at the Ralph.

 

"Get these knuckleheads off the field! Jesus Mary and Joseph, this is what's wrong with this country!"

 

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And they would be right.

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Can we not have some good old fashion violent sport without someone trying to homogenize it into an America’s got talent show...  🤮

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2 hours ago, DJB said:

I'm afraid of potentially seeing something like this...

 

 

 

This is more likely the idea of what they have in mind

 

 

15 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

Can we not have some good old fashion violent sport without someone trying to homogenize it into an America’s got talent show...  🤮

 

I don't see why they need cheerleaders at all for a focus on "good old fashion violent sport"

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We old timers will recall the year when the Jills had Buffalo Jack. I think it was only for one season, but it was too long ago to be certain. Poor guy took a ton of abuse from us obnoxious fans in the end zone. Different time/different attitudes, for sure.

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