While most eyes were on the field for Super Bowl XLVII, Courtney Lenz couldn't take her eyes off the sidelines.
Lenz, a Balimore Ravens cheerleader, didn't make it to the Super Bowl as she had hoped. Lenz planned on retiring from the Ravens after Sunday night, but was denied performance at the most important game of her life.
The Ravens chose thirty-two out of sixty cheerleaders to perform this Sunday. The coaches looked at seniority, performance ability, and personal conduct throughout the season.
I give you, Cheerocracy.
For this veteran cheerleader, either the five years she's spent on the squad aren't enough, or there is something fishy going on.
Claiming her recent weight gain as the reason, Lenz reached out through various media outlets for support to try and sway her coaches' decision. All that resulted in was a big messy argument over what did and didn't happen. I know I am a little old for this back and forth, hair-pulling girl drama, but I think we may have just found the answer to an age-old question. Was it Courtney who stole the cookies out of the cookie jar?
Lenz claims the reason for being barred from last night's Super Bowl was on account of a 1.6 pound gain.
As a former cheerleader, I fully understand what it takes to look good in one of those toddler sized uniforms, but 1.6 pounds? Isn't it possible that Lenz used an extra can of hair spray on the day of her weigh-in? There goes my cookie-jar-theory.
Lenz backs her claim by recalling two previous games this season where she was benched because of her weight gain of 1.6 pounds.
People became so outraged by Lenz's story that a group formed on facebook. Over 7,000 fans proved their support by "liking" the page.
Depsite all of the media attention, Lenz was not able to perform in last night's Super Bowl game.
Many former Ravens cheerleaders have since spoken out against Lenz defending Ravens policies. Some have claimed that Lenz did not adhere to the fraternization policy and that her conduct had not been up to par.
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