Super Bowl LIII to feature male cheerleaders for the first time
History will be made Sunday when the NFL will have male cheerleaders at the Super Bowl for the first time.
The Los Angeles Ramsβ cheerleading crew features two men Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies and they will perform at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Both Peron and Jinnies joined the Rams this season.
View this post on Instagram Aye Napoleon, you think Atlanta is ready for us? ... NAHHHHHH πππ... WERE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL! πππ A post shared by Quinton Peron (@itsaquintonthing) on Jan 20, 2019 at 4:26pm PST
Per Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times, Peron and Jinnies are excited for the opportunity:
βYou see this smile on my face?β³ Peron said, grinning from Atlanta to Los Angeles. βYou see this?β³ ... βItβs been an upwards journey of excitement,β³ said Jinnies, 28. βItβs been the perfect season.β
There have been other instances of men cheerleading in high school, college and professional sports. But Peron and Jinnies will be the first do so in the Super Bowl.