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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 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 ...
Justine Lindsay is the NFL’s first openly trans cheerleader. For many football fans, her presence represents a new, more inclusive era for the league’s cheer squads. ... While many Panthers ...
Justine Lindsay made NFL history last week after she earned her spot on the TopCats. Lindsay announced on Instagram that she made the Carolina Panthers’ cheerleading squad for next season, which ...
National Football League cheerleading squads (26 P) Pages in category "National Football League cheerleaders" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
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.