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The squad was founded in 1995. In 2021, the TopCats, which had historically been all-women, added two male cheerleaders, Tre’ Booker and Chris Crawford, to their roster. [6] In 2022, the TopCats became the first cheerleading team in the National Football League to add an openly transgender woman to their team, Justine Lindsay. [7]
The NFL Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders are known as the TopCats. [1] They were founded in 1996 by Leslie Stephenson Matz, [2] [3] they revealed their inaugural squad of 35 members, their original logo and their name on July 10, 1996 at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, NC. [4]
Justine Simone Lindsay (born September 19, 1992) is an American dancer, professional cheerleader, and podcaster. She has been a member of the Carolina TopCats cheerleading team associated with the Carolina Panthers since 2022. [1] Lindsay is the first openly transgender cheerleader in the National Football League.
The Baltimore Ravens perform at the game against the Carolina Panthers in November 2022. To preserve the field for game time, not all cheerleaders are allowed to practice directly on the grass.
The Carolina Panthers TopCats cheerleading team has hired the NFL's first openly transgender cheerleader. Justine Lindsay announced on Instagram she made the team, calling it a "dream come true ...
When Lindsay made the North Carolina Panthers’ TopCats squad last year, she upended decades of deeply-rooted stereotypes about cheerleaders. For many football fans, her presence in the stadium ...
In 1991, the group formally filed an application for the open expansion spot, and on October 26, 1993, the 28 NFL owners unanimously named the Carolina Panthers as the 29th member of the NFL. [2] In the 1995 NFL Draft, the Panthers selected quarterback Kerry Collins out of Penn State with their first ever draft selection.
The Indianapolis Colts were the first NFL team to have cheerleaders when they were known as the Baltimore Colts. National Football League Cheerleading or simply NFL Cheerleading, is a group of professional cheerleading organizations in the United States. [1] 24 of the 32 NFL teams include a cheerleading squad in their franchise. [2]