{"id":218214,"date":"2025-07-19T01:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T01:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/218214\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T01:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T01:08:14","slug":"netflix-fan-favorite-jenna-waller-makes-the-cut-as-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-announces-2025-rookie-cheerleaders-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/218214\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix fan-favorite Jenna Waller makes the cut as Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders announces 2025 rookie cheerleaders | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NetflixDallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have announced their 2025-2026 team, featuring six new rookies including Jenna Waller (Image via IG) The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have revealed their 2025\u20132026 team, and it\u2019s already making headlines. With six new rookies officially earning their spots, the announcement not only thrilled fans of the iconic squad but also brought redemption, surprises, and a whole lot of heart. From familiar faces seen on Netflix\u2019s America\u2019s Sweethearts to brand-new breakthroughs, this rookie class is turning heads \u2014 and rewriting stories.<\/p>\n

Jenna Waller\u2019s redemption arc finally becomes reality<\/p>\n

Fans who followed America\u2019s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders season 2 will instantly recognize Jenna Waller. The Oklahoma University grad and former OU Pom dancer was the final cut in training camp last season \u2014 a heart-wrenching moment captured on screen. DCC director Kelli Finglass had told her at the time, \u201cYou peaked at the right time for a strong impression for the next time,\u201d but it came \u201ca little too late.\u201dIn 2025, Waller returned stronger and secured her place on the team. \u201cStill in absolute shock!!!\u201d she wrote on Instagram, while former rookie Charly Barby praised her comeback with a touching TikTok tribute, calling her, \u201cmy comeback girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Global, talented, and fiercely determined \u2014 meet the new rookies<\/p>\n

The rookie class also includes Madeline \u201cMaddy\u201d Unger, a University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln graduate and former Husker Scarlets dancer. Unger called her selection \u201can honor\u201d and expressed gratitude for those who supported her along the way.Then there\u2019s Brenley Herrera, a Fort Worth native and Texas Tech Pom alum, who posted simply and joyfully, \u201cTHANK YOU JESUS!!!!!\u201d as she celebrated making the team.Parker Kilpatrick, another Texas native, brings experience from the Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue dance crew and expressed her excitement by calling the team announcement \u201cTHE MOST AMAZING SURPRISE!!!\u201dMeanwhile, international representation arrived with Faith Ward from New Zealand. Ward had previously performed on Quantum of the Seas and is now the first New Zealander and third Australian ever to make the DCC. \u201cWill never recover from this moment,\u201d she wrote, holding her uniform in a viral TikTok.Rounding out the team is Morgan Perschy, a former Arizona State dancer who attended the DCC prep intensive in early 2025. She described her tailoring day as \u201ca dream.\u201dAlso Read: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Chandi Dayle opens up about abuse, mental health, and her decision to leave DCC in an emotional farewell<\/a>From emotional second chances to first-time triumphs, this rookie class reminds fans exactly why the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders remain America\u2019s Sweethearts \u2014 one high kick at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have announced their 2025-2026 team, featuring six new rookies including Jenna Waller (Image via IG)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[26970,45520,230,45522,229,257,18459,45517,2461,45518,7,45515,45519,6,45516,45521],"class_list":{"0":"post-218214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-cowboys","8":"tag-americas-sweethearts","9":"tag-brenley-herrera","10":"tag-cowboys","11":"tag-cowboys-cheerleaders","12":"tag-dallas","13":"tag-dallas-cowboys","14":"tag-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders","15":"tag-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-2025-team-announcement","16":"tag-dallascowboys","17":"tag-dcc-rookie-class","18":"tag-football","19":"tag-jenna-waller","20":"tag-madeline-unger","21":"tag-nfl","22":"tag-rookie-cheerleaders-2025","23":"tag-university-of-oklahoma"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114877228973506240","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}