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Meet Mr. Jesse Hernandez, the first male Saintsation

So far in the 2018-19 Saints pre-season, Jesse Hernandez has been the most interesting man in the whole Who Dat nation. As the first male member of the Saintsations cheerleading squad, the 25-year old dancer from Maurice brought a dash of sociological spice to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome sidelines on Friday (Aug. 17), as he high-kicked into history.

On Thursday (Aug. 23) Hernandez, accompanied by two fellow Saintsations, Tanya and Amber, answered a few questions about his game-changing role.

Hernandez described his entry into the enormous Superdome at the pre-season home opener in rapturous terms. "When I first went out there it was like, ahhh, .