Bruce Allen says conversations with cheerleaders contradict report

Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen said conversations with current and former cheerleaders contradict a New York Times story that alleged inappropriate behavior at a photo shoot five years ago. But, Allen said in a statement released by the team Thursday, any employee they discover to have acted poorly will face "significant repercussions."

The statement came in response to a New York Times article Wednesday that alleged the cheerleaders were required to pose topless as spectators invited by the team watched. At the 2013 calendar photo shoot in Costa Rica, the story also alleged the cheerleaders were required to serve as escorts to a nightclub for some of the team's male sponsors. One…