A historic moment for NFL cheerleaders
History was made Friday night in New Orleans when the Saints played the Arizona Cardinals in an NFL preseason game. Jesse Hernandez, 25, took the field as member of the Saintsations cheerleading unit, becoming the first male on an NFL dance squad.Â
The Los Angeles Rams and the Saints will have male cheerleaders dancing on their squads for the first time.
Here's a look at the cheerleader action from week 2 of the preseason.
Cardinals Saints Football
Jesse Hernandez, the first male member of the New Orleans Saints dance team "The Saintsations," performs in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Arizona Cardinals in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. He is one of the first male cheerleaders in the NFL. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Cardinals Saints Football
Jesse Hernandez, the first male member of the New Orleans Saints dance team "The Saintsations," performs in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Arizona Cardinals in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. He is one of the first male cheerleaders in the NFL. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)
Cardinals Saints Football
Jesse Hernandez, the first male member of the New Orleans Saints dance team "The Saintsations," performs in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Arizona Cardinals in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. He is one of the first male cheerleaders in the NFL. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Chiefs Falcons Football
Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders perform during the first half of an NFL preseason football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Kansas City Chiefs, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Chiefs Falcons Football
Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders perform during the first half of an NFL preseason football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Kansas City Chiefs, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Chiefs Falcons Football
Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders perform during the first half of an NFL preseason football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Kansas City Chiefs, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Dolphins Panthers Football
Carolina Panthers cheerleaders perform in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Eagles Patriots Football
New England Patriots cheerleaders perform before a preseason NFL football game between the Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Eagles Patriots Football
New England Patriots cheerleaders perform during the first half of a preseason NFL football game between the Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Jets Redskins Football
The Washington Redskins cheerleaders perform before a preseason NFL football game against the New York Jets, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Jets Redskins Football
The Washington Redskins cheerleaders perform before a preseason NFL football game against the New York Jets, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Jets Redskins Football
The Washington Redskins cheerleaders perform before a preseason NFL football game against the New York Jets, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Jets Redskins Football
The Washington Redskins cheerleaders warm up before a preseason NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and the New York Jets, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
NFL fans will see history made this season, and it has nothing to do with what goes on between the goalposts.