Behind the Scenes With the Ravens Cheerleaders
By Tim Ryan
As mentioned, this access was exclusive to Reuters so if you want to take in some of the “stretching,” I suggest clicking here right now. I just hope they didn’t award this kind of VIP treatment to the horny cameramen who worked the Cowboys-Dolphins game on Thanksgiving, especially for the sultry group stretching session that could very well be mistaken for a dry-run orgy.
The quote that best captured the experience actually came from the female photographer who participated in the project:
“The moment I stepped behind the curtain I was overwhelmed… shocked at the abundance of chaotic activity… even as a woman I found it difficult to concentrate. At a certain point I had to leave to clear my head.”
Sounds like the intense experience may have turned her.
So what can we take from this information-rich story? Well after six months of one of the photographers prodding for permission to strap a tiny camera to the rack of one of the “flying kickoff girls,” she finally agreed to do so on the last day of shooting. So in the memorable words of the great Jimmy Valvano, boys, don’t give up, don’t ever give up.
Inside an NFL Locker Room [Reuters; photos via Getty]