I just now read about this on yahoo:

"A cheerleader for football was fired, All because she was dating a football star!"

It's Rule #1. A major taboo in sports. The Washington Redskins' Chris Cooley's, who is my favorite player, wife used to be one of their cheerleaders until she was photographed hanging out with him. They fell in love and got married. She's from the D.C. area and grew up a Redskins fan. She wants Chris to stay with Washington until it's officially time for him to retire.