Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders get 400% pay increase

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The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are set to get a 400% boost in their pay for the 2025 season - an increase they've been wanting for years. Mhkeeba Pate, a former NFL Cheerleader for Seattle Sea Hawkes and host of the Pro Cheerleading Podcast and Kristan Ware, a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader in South Carolina discuss the hidden graft that goes into the job, often for very little compensation. (Photo: Mhkeeba Pate, a former NFL Cheerleader for Seattle Sea Hawkes. Credit: Mhkeeba Pate.)