Just a Sidenote - beyond style and uniforms - pay our cheerleaders

Sidenote- beyond style and uniforms - According to NFL team history website. The job title of a New Orleans Saints and Colts Cheerleader is “to be a lady at all times, to be gracious and kind to those she comes into contact with and to support and uphold the impeccable image of the New Orleans Saints or Colts organization.” (when did this occur, I assume in the 50s) Come on old school!!! Equality!!!!! Their job is more than that- it is about promoting the team, rallying the fans, athletism, dance, ability, know-how, strength in character, and beyond. But pay them they BARELY get paid MINIMUM WAGE!!! I found that according to Yahoo answers http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060906052328AAz6kui Cheerleaders get paid approximately $50 per home game NET OF EXPENSES PRACTICALLY nothing. I do not know the exact wages earned in particular for the Colts and Saints’ cheerleaders but through my findings it is in the same ballpark. According to Wiki http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_average_salary_of_an_NFL_football_player the median salary in the NFL in 2009 is roughly $770,000 for12.5 minutes X 16 games that is about $48K per hour ~ way above even the best sports agent’s billable hours!. Sure the other argument may be that these ladies get exposure but let’s be honest – isn’t that the other bottom line of any sports endeavourer to make money!! Time to start rooting for our cheerleaders and let them share the wealth! According to Wiki the NFL makes anywhere from 11.5 billion dollars to 14.7 billion dollars depending on which team goes to the Superbowl. Let’s face it models and even beauty pageant contestants get some return on their female objectification!