{"id":45705,"date":"2025-04-01T01:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T01:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45705"},"modified":"2025-04-01T01:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T01:50:08","slug":"chiefs-suffer-major-cheerleader-crisis-after-super-bowl-heartbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45705","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs suffer major cheerleader crisis after Super Bowl heartbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>READ MORE: Jason and Travis Kelce&#8217;s huge offseason plans announced<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By OLIVER SALT<\/p>\n<p>Published:<time datetime=\"2025-03-20T22:01:45+0000\"> 18:01 EDT, 20 March 2025 <\/time> | Updated: <time datetime=\"2025-03-20T22:06:39+0000\"> 18:06 EDT, 20 March 2025 <\/time><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are not only undergoing a major revamp on the field this offseason &#8211; with their cheerleading roster also losing a number of veteran members.<\/p>\n<p>One month on from their Super Bowl thrashing against the Philadelphia Eagles, the Chiefs have announced that nine of their most-experienced cheerleaders are bidding farewell to Arrowhead.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City announced on Instagram earlier this week that Ashton, Carly, Cassidy, Grace, Gracie, Jordan, Marlee, Raegan and RyleeKate are set to leave the team.<\/p>\n<p>Ashton, Grace and Jordan are the longest-serving members on their way out after four years as Chiefs cheerleaders, while Cassidy, Gracie and Raegan are ending their three-year stints.<\/p>\n<p>Carly and Marlee are leaving after two years, with RyleeKate only spending the 2024 season in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Before auditions kick-off, we want to recognize the nine incredible veterans retiring this season! Thank you all for your commitment, kindness, talent, and passion over the years,&#8217; the Chiefs wrote on Instagram alongside photos of the nine girls.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are losing nine of their most experienced cheerleaders this offseason<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Experienced cheerleaders Ashton (left) and Raegen (right) are among those on their way out<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;We love each one of you and can\u2019t wait to see what your next chapters hold&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City still has 25 other girls on its cheerleading team, but will begin the search for new recruits before the 2025 season begins in September.<\/p>\n<p>The mass exodus on the cheerleading squad comes amid a host of high-profile departures from Andy Reid&#8217;s Chiefs this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week Mecole Hardman Jr, who scored the winning touchdown in their 2023 Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers, put pen to paper on a deal with the Green Bay Packers after being released in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old wide receiver and return specialist only spent another 18 months at Arrowhead after being traded back there by the New York Jets\u00a0in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Former defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, who collected three Super Bowl rings\u00a0in seven seasons, has also left the Chiefs this offseason and signed with the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Justin Reid and DeAndre Hopkins waved goodbye to Arrowhead before the aforementioned pair having also been released.<\/p>\n<p>Reid has joined the New Orleans Saints on a $32million deal, while Hopkins has signed with the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One month on from their Super Bowl thrashing against the Philadelphia Eagles, the Chiefs have announced their cheerleading squad is set for a major shakeup this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":45706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[176,10,9,182],"class_list":["post-45705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-dailymail","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-nfl","tag-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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