The real victims of the lockout:

There are many people that work for and around NFL teams that you might not have thought about when the topic of this lockout came up. Concession workers, security workers, clean up crews, parking services, party rental companies, and all off the bars and restaurants around every stadium in the country. The businesses are going to feel the economic effects of the lock out if it drags out to when actual games are supposed to be played. (The first preseason games would be Thursday Aug 11 this year) These are just some of the people that are going to be effected by the lock out.

And maybe even these poor girls... 

On a serious note NFL teams employ over 500 cheerleaders league wide (Including Laura Vikmanis a 42 year old Ben-gal), not all teams HAVE cheerleaders (I'm looking at you Steelers, Bears, Browns, Giants, Lions, and Packers!) but the ones that do tend to treat them like part of the marketing arm of the franchise. Spending significantly more time out in the community then on the field.

Heather Blocher, the Baltimore Ravens Advertising and Marketing Coordinator, made this comment, according to The Baltimore Sun,
“We’re still planning for a season. We have to. We just can’t have a team put together in four weeks and train them to learn the dances  …  The girls and the guys who make the squad at the end of March will start practicing twice a week in April. So they’ll be ready whenever the season starts.”

So good news guys is that your team will probably still have cheerleaders during the lock out, you just wont get to see them on the field.