{"id":44721,"date":"2025-07-07T01:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T01:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44721\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T01:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T01:05:09","slug":"dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-dayton-bramhall-says-she-did-everything-right-but-still-got-cut-twice-is-the-system-rigged-against-her-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44721\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders\u2019 Dayton Bramhall says she ‘did everything right’ \u2014 but still got cut twice: is the system rigged against her? | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DallasDayton Bramhall faced repeated rejections despite multiple auditions (Image via her IG) Dayton Bramhall’s journey with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders has been anything but easy \u2014 and her story has become one of the most emotional arcs in Season 2 of Netflix’s America\u2019s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. A third-time auditionee and daughter of longtime DCC associate choreographer Shelly Bramhall, Dayton came into the 2024 training camp with the weight of a legacy and the pressure to finally make the team. But after once again being cut, the young dancer made a decision that would redefine her identity beyond the DCC brand.<\/p>\n

A legacy with something to prove returns for a third try at DCC<\/p>\n

Raised in McKinney, Texas, Dayton Bramhall has been immersed in the world of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders her entire life. Her mother, Shelly, was part of the DCC class of 1989 and has served as a key figure on the staff for years. That connection, however, didn\u2019t secure Dayton a spot. \u201cNone of us want you to make this team just because you have a history,\u201d director Kelli Finglass told her bluntly. \u201cYou need to earn to make this team.\u201dDespite showing improvement and passion during her audition, Dayton struggled with memorizing choreography and keeping up with the precision and power expected at the elite level. \u201cThere\u2019s one that just won\u2019t stick in my body, but I\u2019ll get it,\u201d she said during training camp. Unfortunately, the veterans didn\u2019t believe she was ready \u2014 and Finglass ultimately told her it would be a \u201cdisservice to have you make this team and the struggle be all year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emotional fallout, a strained friendship, and a quiet comeback<\/p>\n

While Dayton took the cut with grace, the decision left ripples in her personal life. Her mother Shelly admitted, \u201cThat was hard because we were friends. If anything, I wasn\u2019t hurt by her not making it, I was way more hurt by Kelli and Judy.\u201d Despite the tension, Dayton chose to tell her mom herself, showing maturity beyond her years.She returned in 2025 for another shot \u2014 but was cut again before training camp. In a heartfelt comment on TikTok, Dayton wrote, \u201cI did EVERYTHING they asked of me and tried my absolute best to fit their mold. I\u2019m not wanted there and I\u2019m hoping this takes me to where I truly belong.\u201dAlso Read: Where is Armani Latimer now? Inside the former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader\u2019s life after season 2 retirement and alopecia advocacy<\/a>Now a teacher at The Young Company in Texas, Dayton is using her journey to empower young dancers. Her story is one of resilience, self-discovery, and redefining success on her own terms. As her mom put it best, \u201cShe\u2019s stronger for doing so, even if the results weren\u2019t in her favor. God has something better for her.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dayton Bramhall faced repeated rejections despite multiple auditions (Image via her IG) Dayton Bramhall’s journey with the Dallas…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,34650,34652,1596,13114,34653,34649,34651,34654,4659,34656,358,34655,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-44721","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-americas-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders","10":"tag-cheerleading-legacy","11":"tag-dallas","12":"tag-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders","13":"tag-dance-training","14":"tag-dayton-bramhall","15":"tag-dcc-auditions","16":"tag-kelli-finglass","17":"tag-netflix","18":"tag-shelly-bramhall","19":"tag-texas","20":"tag-texas-cheerleading","21":"tag-tx","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-united-states-of-america","24":"tag-unitedstates","25":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114809269359216916","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}