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2 Rams Cheerleaders Will Be The 1st Men In NFL History To Perform At The Super Bowl

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnie just before their historic Super Bowl routine as the first male cheerleaders to perform.
Los Angeles Rams cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies dances during a game on Sept. 16, 2018.

On game day the Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders line up on the field holding a power stance — feet firmly planted wide apart and arms jutting straight at their sides, ready to shake their pom poms to cheer and dance for their football team.

But two of the Rams cheerleaders at Sunday's Super

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