Reece Weaver stunned fans when she announced her retirement from the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders after three seasons — but the breakout star of Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders tells Us Weekly the decision had been brewing for months.
Between a whirlwind newlywed life, a cross-country move and a brand-new Broadway dream, she’s closing one glittery chapter and racing toward the next.
Weaver revealed her departure at the end of season 3 of the docuseries, which premiered in June 2026. Since then, she’s opened up to Us exclusively about why she walked away, how DCC director Kelli Finglass and choreographer Judy Trammell reacted and what’s ahead for her and husband Will Allman.
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Reece Weaver’s Decision to Leave the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Weaver said she officially made up her mind in early March 2025, well before cameras stopped rolling on season 3.
“Going into season 3, my third year on the team, I just had so much gratitude,” Weaver exclusively told Us. “My cup was filled to the brim even going into this year. I had that in the back of my mind. I was excited and looking forward to year three and what it brought. But my cup was getting really, really full.”
She treated her final game as if it were her last “so I could really just soak it all in,” adding, “I think I really needed that sense of closure for my mental state.”
Telling Finglass and Trammell was the hardest part.
“I don’t remember the last time I was that nervous to go into a conversation,” Weaver recalled. “I wasn’t nervous about really telling them, it was more me actually saying it out loud. Thankfully they were extremely supportive and excited for this next chapter that I’m about to endure.”
Kelli Finglass Reacts to Reece Weaver’s Retirement
DCC director Finglass said the announcement didn’t catch her off guard.
“I wasn’t shocked and I wasn’t surprised,” Finglass exclusively told Us in June 2026. “I am happy for Reece. It’s a tough decision. I think it’s the right decision to make it sooner than too late.”
Finglass praised the cheerleader’s poise, noting that Weaver — who married Allman shortly after her rookie season — is “in essence, a newlywed” with “a bright future, whatever path she chooses.”
“We obviously will miss Reece, like we do every cheerleader that retires after three years, four years, five years,” Finglass said. “But she definitely made an impression on our fans and she made a great example. Her legacy with us is always being such a poised example of a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.”
Reece Weaver Addresses Reddit Criticism
Season 3 of America’s Sweethearts dives into the team’s tense relationship with online fans, particularly a notorious Reddit community — and Weaver admits the negativity took a toll.
“As a whole, it really does affect our team,” she told Us. “We actually do see the comments. I think a lot of people think that we never see the comments. But it’s all over our For You page.”
Weaver said she’s “almost two years sober from Reddit” and deletes negative comments to avoid spiraling. Still, posting her retirement news brought fresh anxiety. “The nerves came through like, ‘Are people going to be supportive of this decision or not?’” she said. “But I’m also relieved that it’s off my chest.”
Reece Weaver’s Life After the DCC — and a Broadway Dream
Weaver and Allman recently swapped Texas for Alabama, his home state and where the couple met at the University of Alabama.
“We also just moved to Alabama, so we’re really excited about that,” Weaver told Us. “I think right now it’s just trying to figure out what life is and being excited for all the things that are thrown at us.”
The newlyweds — who married in April 2024 — are leaning into the slower pace. Weaver also has her eye on a buzzy new goal: Broadway. After catching a performance of Chicago starring Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas, she said performing on the Great White Way “would be such a pinch-me moment.”
Season 3 of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is streaming now on Netflix.
This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
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