"Male cheerleaders have been part of previous Vikings teams and have long been associated with collegiate and professional cheerleading," the team told NBC News.

The addition of male cheerleaders to an NFL team appears to have deeply offended the sensibilities of a ton of people, including a sitting U.S. Senator.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) says that if NFL teams in the South decide to follow the Minnesota Vikings’ lead and hire male cheerleaders, they’re going to have a “huge problem.”