Snoop Dogg has claimed he is responsible for developing a dozen NFL players through his youth football league.
Appearing on Nick Cannon‘s new Tubi show Nick Cannon’s Big Drive, Snoop touted the success of his inner-city football program that has created star athletes as well as lawyers and doctors.
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“We structured the Snoop Youth Football League in 2005 and we got 12 kids in the NFL, we have 100 in Division 1, we’re expecting to put out three or four this year to the NFL,” he said.
“And we have over 100 in high school about to graduate in the next two years. We have a Rhodes Scholar, we have some lawyers, some doctors, some police officers. It’s a lot of different kinds of kids that come out of our league.”
Among current NFL players to have come through Snoop’s league are reigning NFL Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud, Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jack Jones and All-Pro Green Bay Packers corner Keisean Nixon.
Vince Staples also played in Snoop’s league when he was growing up in Long Beach.
During a recent appearance on NBA star Paul George’s podcast, the rapper-turned-actor and director said: “That was like my last year before high school when he came in. It was fun, man.
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“It was luxury. We had our names on our jersey. You know how some teams have their names on their jerseys and some teams don’t? With Snoop, all the jerseys were new, the helmets were new, the pads were new. And you get to go to the Snooper Bowl.”
He added: “With Snoop, it felt like everybody was on an even playing field and I really appreciated that as a kid.”
In total, over 60,000 children in the Los Angeles area have participated in Snoop Dogg’s youth football league.
According to its website, the Snoop Football League attempts to “provide youth, regardless of race, color, creed, or economic background the chance to learn the values of character, integrity, discipline, and team work through football and cheer; to bring all other communities together through a common interest in sports; to promote fair play and fellowship; to teach the game elements promoting safety, enjoyment, and healthy competition.”
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NFL legend Willie McGinest also sits on the charity’s board.
Snoop previously said in 2014 that he expected 50 players from his league to go pro.
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“Our kids, they go hard,” he told TMZ at the time. “They know what they want in life. When they get to the position where they can go to the level they try their best. They really put in the work to get to the next level.
“I expect many more to follow that. In the next 10 years, I see 50 kids from SYFL play in the NFL.”
