Jesse Hernandez (cheerleader)

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Jesse Hernandez
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Cheerleader
Dancer
Coach
Known forConsidered one of the first male National Football League cheerleaders
Career
Former groups Saints Cheer Krewe

Jesse Hernandez is an American dancer, coach, and former professional cheerleader. He is considered one of the first male National Football League (NFL) cheerleaders, along with Napoleon Jinnies and Quinton Peron. He cheered for the New Orleans Saints as a member of the Saints Cheer Krewe from 2018 until 2021. He serves as the head coach of the Penn State University Lionettes Dance Team.

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Early life and education

Hernandez graduated from North Vermillion High School in his hometown of Maurice, Louisiana, where he was a member of the dance team. [1]

Career

In 2018, he became the first male cheerleader to make the Saintsations, the official NFL Cheerleading squad for the New Orleans Saints. [2] He made the team again in 2019. [3] At the time he made the squad, he became one of the first male cheerleaders in the National Football League, alongside Napoleon Jinnies and Quinton Peron on the Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders. [4] [5] [6]

After dancing for the Saints for three seasons, he began coaching the Lionettes dance team at Penn State University. He is also a coach for the Universal Dance Association.

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References

  1. ↑ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (August 17, 2018). "Mom's jitters give way to pride as Jesse Hernandez debuts as first male Saintsation". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ "First male Saintsation makes debut at Saints vs. Cardinals". KATC . Lafayette, Louisiana. August 17, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Another Acadiana native makes the Saintsations". KATC . Lafayette, Louisiana. April 12, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ Puterman, Shari (August 20, 2018). "Louisiana man makes history as first NFL cheerleader, but haters lash out". The Daily Advertiser . Lafayette, Louisiana . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ Wong, Curtis M. (February 11, 2019). "NFL Cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies: 'I Was Bullied For Being Gay'". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ Villarreal, Daniel (August 6, 2018). "This 25-Year-Old Dancer Just Became the Third Man Ever to Join an NFL Cheerleading Squad". The Hornet. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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