{"id":80093,"date":"2025-08-19T09:41:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=80093"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:41:23","slug":"americas-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-documents-pay-win-for-the-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=80093","title":{"rendered":"\u2018America\u2019s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders\u2019 documents pay win for the group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AMERICA\\'S_SWEETHEARTS__Dallas_Cowboys_Cheerleaders_n_S2_E7_00_08_53_02.jpg\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-original-height=\"1688\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5626666666666666\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmc3eb5aj000u3b6m8e07duyz@published\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/america-s-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-n-s2-e7-00-08-53-02.jpg?c=original\">\n<div data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\" data-image-variation=\"image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/america-s-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-n-s2-e7-00-08-53-02.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_383,w_680,c_fill\/f_avif\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/america-s-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-n-s2-e7-00-08-53-02.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_653,w_1160,c_fill\/f_avif\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/america-s-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-n-s2-e7-00-08-53-02.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_605,w_1075,c_fill\/f_avif\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/america-s-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-n-s2-e7-00-08-53-02.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_833,w_1480,c_fill\/f_avif\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/america-s-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-n-s2-e7-00-08-53-02.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_833,w_1480,c_fill\" alt=\"\u2018America\u2019s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders\u2019 documents pay win for the group | CNN\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p><cite> <span data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span> \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 <\/cite><\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3cflo9006h27nuezuadq3e@published\">The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have scored a salary touchdown.<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3jdgji00023b6m7gzffqq9@published\">The new season of the Netflix docuseries \u201cAmerica\u2019s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders\u201d includes the women getting a pay raise.<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3dfxpq00093b6mcsp95uwd@published\">\u201c\u2018Happy\u2019 isn\u2019t even the right word for it. It kind of felt like a relief, like everything had paid off,\u201d former cheerleader Jada McLean said. \u201cAnd finally, we were done fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3dkve3000d3b6mr28vx47b@published\">Netflix bills the series as viewers get to \u201cFollow the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders from auditions to training camp and the NFL season as they chase their dreams and a coveted spot on the squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3dlnt6000g3b6m529wmqbd@published\">During the first season the audience learned that because of the low pay many of cheerleaders had to work second jobs. The women have advocated for more money for years.<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3duzcj000j3b6mwofx5vji@published\">\u201cOur efforts were heard, and they wanted to give us a raise,\u201d Megan McElaney, a four year veteran of the team, said. \u201cAnd we ended up getting a 400 percent increase, which is, like, life-changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3e438r000m3b6mi9lo3yuz@published\">The Dallas Cowboys have long been called America\u2019s team and according to Forbes magazine the franchise has \u201cbeen the most valuable pro sports team in the world for almost a decade\u201d as reported by Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3e6wn8000p3b6m3p7bj72b@published\">Season two of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders\u201d is currently streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have scored a salary touchdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":80094,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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