Pro cheerleaders Brendan Ryan & Jose Capetillo talk about gaying up the NFL, roommate bonding & their love for pop icons
had five out gay cheerleaders in Super Bowl LIII, an NFL record! A post shared by Brendan Ryan (@brendanxryan)A post shared by Jose Ricardo (@josecapetillo)But as it turns out, that triumph was only a harbinger of what was to come.
Now in their third season, Capetillo and Ryan are cheer captains, marking the first time an NFL cheerleading squad will be led by two out gay men.
That’s some serious roommate bonding (yes, they also live together)! We recently caught up with Capetillo and Ryan to talk about their monumental achievement, the coolest experiences they’ve had and why being a cheerleader is a whole lot harder than it looks. Here’s what they had to say…QUEERTY: How does it feel to be two out gay captains of an NFL cheerleading team?BRENDAN RYAN: It really is an honor!
Even hearing you say that, it just makes it all the more special. It’s very surreal. I still feel like Jose and I just got here, and the fact we’re already moving into our third season, I feel like we just moved to California yesterday.
