Atlanta Falcons

60 advance to Falcons’ cheerleader finals

April 24, 2016

FLOWERY BRANCH – A total of 60 women advanced to the finals from the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleader tryouts held on Sunday at the Georgia Dome.

Nearly 150 women tried out for the squad.

Longtime Falcons cheer coordinator Chato Hendrix and choreographer Jakene Ashford led the auditions.

The finals will be held on Wednesday and the team will select the Atlanta Falcons 2016 cheerleading squad.

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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