Morgan Fox realized she wanted to be an NFL cheerleader when she joined the Bridge Street Middle School Cheerleading Team.
Fox, a 2019 graduate of Wheeling Park High School, is now a cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens. She first cheered for the Ravens during the 2021 season, but she was forced from cheering last season due to a knee injury. Fox has fully recovered, and she can’t wait to begin her second year as a cheerleader in the NFL.
“It is an experience like no other,” she said. “When we run through the tunnel, I get chills. There is smoke, I see the lights and the crowd, and it’s just amazing. It’s my dream job. I’ve always known I wanted to be an NFL cheerleader. It began when I became a competitive cheerleader at Bridge Street.”
Fox was a three-time state champion as a member of the Wheeling Park High School Cheerleading Team that also claimed four Ohio Valley Athletic Conference titles. She said being a Patriot cheerleader takes dedication and determination, but team members are ultimately rewarded for their hard work.
“It was such a great experience,” Fox said. “There’s a lot of pressure, and I believe that’s why we won. The practices were hard, but they were fun. We were such good friends, and I believe that’s another reason we won.”
Fox was quite active at Wheeling Park where she was involved in Hi-Y, Diamond Girls, and TWBAI. She was inducted into the National Honor Society, and she was named as Wheeling Park’s Homecoming Queen. Fox believes Park prepared her well for college, and she a recently earned a business degree from West Liberty University.
“I loved Wheeling Park High School,” she said. “I would do it for 20 more years. I loved my friends, the teams and the clubs. I never imagined I would miss it until I left. The teachers are great, and think Park has such great programs. By taking college-level classes in high school, I was really prepared for college.”
Fox’s mother, Lisa, is now a full-fledged Ravens fan. Her father, Dave, and brother, David, however, are lifelong Steelers fans. Fox said the dedication of her father and brother to the Steelers won’t change.
“They don’t cheer for the Ravens, but they cheer for me,” she said.
Fox loves what she’s doing, and she doesn’t expect that to change. She plans to cheer in the NFL for as long as she can.
“I’m going to do it for as long as my body can handle it,” Fox said. “We have a cheerleader who is 42 (years old). I’m 22. I expect to be cheering for the Baltimore Ravens for a long time.”
