Cowboys cheerleaders getting 400% pay raise

FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders accidental they are getting a superior summation successful pay.

One of the cheerleaders has said during the 2nd play of the Netflix bid "America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders" that the members are getting a 400% boost successful pay.

The cheerleaders person been pushing for wage increases for years. In 2019, the Cowboys settled a suit with a erstwhile cheerleader that led to the squad doubling the per-game pay, from $200 to $400. The latest rise is 4 times that.

"Our efforts were heard and they wanted to springiness america a raise," four-year seasoned Megan McElaney said connected the show. "And we ended up getting a 400% increase, which is like, life-changing."

According to ESPN, the Cowboys agreed to wage 4 cheerleaders a full of $2.4 cardinal 9 years agone to settee claims by the women that the team's longtime nationalist relations chief, Rich Dalrymple, filmed them successful the dressing room.

Dalrymple denied the claims, and the nine said its probe recovered nary wrongdoing by him. Dalrymple retired not agelong earlier the colony became nationalist successful 2022.

The Cowboys person been the astir invaluable pro sports squad successful the satellite for astir a decade, according to Forbes magazine. That fig was $10.1 cardinal successful rankings published precocious past year.

"Happy' isn't adjacent the close connection for it," erstwhile cheerleader Jada McLean said connected the show. "I deliberation I was conscionable ... benignant of felt, like, a relief, similar everything had paid off. And it was, you know, finally, we were done fighting."