Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Gets Knocked Down By Football During Kickoff

The cheerleaders, who perform at every home game, dance and cheer on the sidelines throughout the game, on the field before the game, and during quarter breaks. In 2011, former Cowboys cheerleader Melissa Kellerman was accidentally tackled by former Cowboys tight end Jason Witten. Shortly after, she wrote on social media, “I’m not the best at Jason Witten trust falls” and “Not hurtin’ today, like some of y’all thought I would be! Our TE isn’t as tough as he looks…That or I’m WAY tougher than I look.”

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The Cowboys did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey punted the ball, and as it was going out of bounds, it hit Michelle Siemienowski, a Cowboys cheerleader who was performing on the sidelines at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and knocked her down. Afterward, video showed Siemienowski recovering from the hit, smiling and giggling with tears in her eyes.

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