Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., weighed in on the conversation around the Minnesota Vikings male cheerleaders.The Vikings squad was the topic of conversation since the start of the preseason. Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn drew the ire of NFL fans on social media.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMTuberville appeared on OutKicks "Hot Mic" on Tuesday and put the NFL on notice."I would like to ask the ownership of the NFL and the commissioner, what the hell are you doing?" he said. "Youve got the No. 1 sport on planet Earth in terms of people watching it. Your business is growing, its getting better and better. Theres some ways youve tried to attack it over the last 10-15 years but youve been able to withstand that."But if youre going to be woke and youre gonna try to take the men out of mens sports, which is what youre doing. Theyre trying to take gender and say, OK, were going to make it more about gender than we are about masculinity. Then, youre going to have a huge problem. Its coming."Tuberville warned that fans may stop buying tickets to games if male cheerleaders become more prevalent.ANTHONY RICHARDSON'S AGENT NEEDLES COLTS OVER QB1 DECISION, QUESTIONS 'TRUST'"You can see Minnesota doing it. Theyre one of the blue states. Weve lost them. Theyre more about socialism and all the things that go on with that and its about 150 genders. At the end of the day, I hope to God it doesnt come south to Atlanta or to Texas or to Dallas or to some of our NFL teams because youll lose it," he said."People will actually quit buying tickets because this is the narrative theyre trying to push. This is not just about a couple of people being men cheerleaders. It is about pushing a narrative that you want to put gender into sports and let everyone know were trying to show, Hey, were going to take the masculinity out of it a little bit. And thats not going to happen in the south."The Vikings put out a statement in defense of Shiek and Conn last week."Male cheerleaders have been part of previous Vikings teams and have long been associated with collegiate and professional cheerleading," the team toldNBC News. "We support all our cheerleaders and are proud of the role they play as ambassadors of the organization."Shiek and Conn are both in their first season as Vikings cheerleaders.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.