What’s A Football Game Without Cheerleaders

It's a strange  enough Super Bowl already, but neither Pittsburgh or Green Bay will have cheerleaders at the big game on Sunday.  The "old school" organizations don't have any.

One of the league's major marketing tools – the sideline sex appeal of women wearing revealing outfits and performing enticing dance routines – will be on hiatus Sunday in Super Bowl XLV. Sunday's game featuring the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers is believed to be the first Super Bowl without cheerleaders since Super Bowls II, said NFL Films president Steve Sabol.

"They are a distraction. You want to focus on the game. If you happen to look at the (giant overhead screens), it's "Oh, my Lord!' Especially in Dallas. They not only have cheerleaders, they have go-go (-style dancers) hanging from poles" on concourse levels.  Pittsburgh Steeler  Anwaan Randle El

Source:  USA Today