{"id":289529,"date":"2025-08-15T07:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/289529\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T07:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:31:12","slug":"did-blaize-shiek-vikings-male-cheerleader-quit-amid-backlash-heres-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/289529\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Blaize Shiek, Vikings’ male cheerleader, quit amid backlash? Here’s the truth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Published on: Aug 15, 2025 01:09 am IST <\/p>\n

Blaize Shiek, Minnesota Vikings’ male cheerleader, is facing severe backlash on social media soon after the NFL franchise included him in the 2025-26 roster.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Blaize Shiek, the Minnesota Vikings’ male cheerleader<\/a>, is facing severe backlash on social media soon after the NFL franchise included him in the 2025-26 roster. Now, claims about him quitting his job have gone viral on social media. We fact-checked these reports.<\/p>\n

\"Blaize Blaize Shiek will cheerlead for the Minnesota Vikings this season(Instagram) <\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Outsports reported that a third of the NFL now boasts of male cheerleaders. The Los Angeles Rams reportedly have at least seven men on the squad, and the Minnesota Vikings have at least a couple.<\/p>\n

The Vikings fanbase did not react to the reveal. Some said they are \u2018canceling their tickets\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you\u2019re gonna cancel season tickets to your beloved football team because you\u2019ll be distracted by one dude named Blaize in a T-shirt\/pants cheering next to the other 32-36 women in full cheerleading uniforms?\u201d one person slammed the trollers on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n

Another person said they knew Blaize. \u201cI’m from Minneapolis, after my father died we moved to Fargo, I’m a Fargo South High Grad. My good friends from FSH Philip & Becky Shiek their son Blaize Shiek is now a @Vikings cheerleader I am so happy for Blaize! I wish that I could see him perform at the Vikings opener! #Skol\u201d<\/p>\n

Did Blaize Shiek quit amid blacklash?<\/p>\n

A post about Shiek quitting went viral on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter facing harassment from many #Packers, #Bears, and #Lions fans Blaize McCarthy, JJ McCarthy\u2019s brother, has QUIT the #Vikings cheer squad,\u201d a handle, NFC North News, tweeted.<\/p>\n

As per the post, he said: \u201cI always dreamed of being a cheerleader for a professional sports team but I don\u2019t want this controversy to distract my brother from his goals for this season with Minnesota. It breaks my heart forcing myself to quit a job I love, but I know it\u2019s what I must do for my brother\u2019s sake.\u201d<\/p>\n

We fact-checked the claim to find that there is no such statement from Blaize Shiek. In fact, the post misidentifies the Vikings cheerleader as JJ McCarthy’s brother.<\/p>\n

\"\" News<\/a> \/ Sports<\/a> \/ US Sports<\/a> \/ Did Blaize Shiek, Vikings’ male cheerleader, quit amid backlash? Here’s the truth <\/p>\n

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