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Ex-Cowboys Cheerleader Sues Team; Claims Mascot Earned More Money

A former cheerleader for Dallas Cowboys sued the team this week, saying that the team mascot made more than she did.

Erica Wilkins filed a suit in U.S. District Court for Northern District of Texas on Tuesday, and alleges that the Cowboys failed to pay her minimum wage and overtime and that she made a quarter of what the mascot made.

Wilkins says the team violated The Equal Pay Act and Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks "other available damages."

"They’re profiting off our images and our bodies that we work so hard to keep in shape,” Wilkins told Dallas television station WFAA-TV.