Longtime Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Karley Swindel won’t be returning for a fifth season after being shockingly cut from the roster.
Rumors recently began circulating online that Swindel, 26, didn’t make the squad for the upcoming season. She appeared to confirm the news when she reposted a video of herself in the Dallas Cowboys uniform that included “#JusticeForKarley” via her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, June 9.
That same day, the Instagram account @dcc_updates shared an “update” on the situation.
“Veterans were reportedly not allowed to go to Karley in the stands after the announcements,” the message that was later posted to Reddit read. “They had to stay on the field and were told to pull it together for photos.”
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Marissa Leschber, a fellow DCC squad member and one of Swindel’s close friends, denied the claim, which was later shared by @dcc_updates as well.
“This is not true!” Leschber, 26, wrote in response. “Many of us immediately went to be with Karley and our staff members were very respectful and understanding of the gravity of the situation while still trying to show support for the new rookie candidates.”
Swindel earned a coveted spot on the NFL’s most iconic cheerleading team in 2022, and she opened up about how it felt to realize one of her lifelong dreams.
“I am so excited to officially say I am a DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADER. I remember locking eyes with the DCC when I was 5 years old at Texas Stadium. I knew in that moment, I wanted to be them one day,” she wrote via Facebook at the time, per KFDM.
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“When I have a dream, I feel passionate about, I go for it and go for it with EVERYTHING in me,” Swindel continued. “This has been a long, hard journey but WE DID IT!!! The hard work has paid off and the fun work is finally beginning. LET’S DO THIS.”
While Swindel was never part of a featured storyline on Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, she was in enough scenes that fans recognized her from the docuseries.
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