SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit accusing the NFL and team owners of conspiring to suppress wages for cheerleaders lacks evidence to support that claim, a federal judge said.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup dismissed the lawsuit by a former San Francisco 49ers cheerleader. The suit sought class action status on behalf of all NFL cheerleaders.
“To state an antitrust claim here, plaintiff must plead not only ‘ultimate facts, such as conspiracy, and legal conclusions,’” Alsup said in his filing late Thursday night. “The complaint must answer the basic questions of ‘who, did what, to whom (or with whom), where, and when?’” more here
I would rather watch them than the 200 + lb ambling gorillas out on the field!
NFL Cheerleaders are pretty nice, but at heart I’m an Ice Girls fan.
If they want to be paid a lot of money for doing provocative dance steps, then they can hire on at a local strip club, or they can go into porn. Being a cheerleader is just a way for them to get the attention and approval from men that they so desperately seem to want.
John Elway married a former Oakland Raiders cheerleader, so there is an avenue to get out of that sweatshop….
“…claimed that cheerleaders received only a flat, per-game fee.”
Maybe, like the football players, cheerleader should be paid by their attributes. For example, and pardon my man-ish way of thinking, a big breasted cheerleader should be paid more. Or the cheerleaders with the nicest asses get a bonus. Just a thought.
8 home games per season. 3-4 hours work per game.
How much do they think they deserve?
Clearly the market is setting the wage. If no one was showing up for try outs they’d increase the pay offered.
Over my life time I have left many jobs (positions) for better pay.
If you don’t like the pay leave.
Pointy elbows.
Can’t decide on where my sentiments lie with this story. I’m gonna need a lot more pictures first.
Based on experience 40+ years ago.
Being an NFL cheerleader or dancer was considered an honor and an avenue to other employment (not strip clubs or porn!) Stipend per game was acceptable because we earned our living M-F, 8-5. It was more about the fun and support of the local team.
They don’t work for tips?
Something about those Dallas cheerleaders make all the other NFL cheerleaders look like sweathogs. Just sayin!
NFL cheerleaders do a lot more for the PR of the team than probably most imagine. The Sea Gals, for example, participate in parades, visit hospitals and women and children’s shelters, they do quite a bit in the community. I don’t know what they are paid, but I’m sure the teams could afford pay them enough so that they feel like a real part of the organization and not “just cheerleaders.”
Oh, that’s that nfl thangy on the former espn channel that
I don’t have.
I’ll stick to the strip clubs, thank you – it’s way cheaper, and you meet a better class of people.