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Snoop Dogg is engaged in numerous business and charitable ventures, including the Snoop Youth Football League. His Los Angeles football club was inaugurated in the fall of 2005 and continues supporting the sporting journey of young talents.
Snoop Dogg's football club is a non-profit that introduces inner-city children between the ages of five and thirteen to football. The club pays great importance to teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship while teaching children the ins and outs of the game.
Following extensive training, season games, and playoffs, the club picks an all-star team that ventures out of the city to participate in different football leagues. The SYFL website claims at least 60,000 children have benefited from the league in the past 18 years.
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Appearing at Nick Cannon's Big Drive show in early 2024, Snoop Dogg hinted that his football club groomed numerous athletes.
"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." Snoop told Nick Cannon.
Talking about other kids who benefited from the non-profit, the rapper said they made it big in non-sporting careers.
"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."
A look at the NFL drafted players from Snoop Dogg's Youth Football League
From the late Ronnie Hillman to C.J. Stroud, John Ross, and more, Snoop Dogg's youth football league has developed numerous NFL talents over the last decade. Snoop himself is a hardcore Pittsburgh Steelers fan and is proud of promoting healthy competition through his youth football league.
The full list of NFL talents that Snoop Youth Football League has helped develop includes:
1) Ronnie Hillman
The first alumnus from Snoop Dogg's SYFL to enter the NFL, Ronnie started with the San Diego State Aztecs college team. He joined the NFL in 2012 and went to the Denver Broncos. Hillman switched teams twice in 2016 and moved from the Minnesota Vikings to the San Diego Chargers. He joined the Dallas Cowboys in 2017. Hillman passed away in 2022 following kidney cancer.
2) De'Anthony Thomas
After leaving Snoop's league, Thomas joined his college football team in Oregon. He was drafted by the NFL in 2014 and was taken by the Kansas City Chiefs as a return specialist and wide receiver. He switched to the Baltimore Ravens in 2019 and was engaged with the team till 2020.
3) John Ross
The SYFL alumni played in the University of Washington's team after leaving Snoop Dogg's football league. He joined the NFL in 2017 and was selected as the ninth overall pick for the Cincinnati Bengals. Ross then went to play for the New York Giants in 2021 and then moved to the Kansas City Chiefs in January 2023. He voluntarily retired from the game last year in July.
4) Juju Smith-Schuster
Juju joined the SYFL as a young kid and went to play on the USC Trojans college team. He was drafted into the NFL in 2017 as the 62nd overall pick by Pittsburgh Steelers. Juju moved on to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022. He currently plays for the New England Patriots.
5) Jack Jones
Jones played on the USC Moorpark College team after leaving Snoop Dogg's SYFL. He also played for Arizona State University before being drafted into the NFL in 2022. The New England Patriots had selected Jack Jones. He has now switched to the Las Vegas Raiders.
6) Deommodore Lenoir
The SYLF alumnus began his football career with the University of Oregon team. He joined the NFL in 2021 and was picked by the San Francisco 49ers. Lenoir continues to play for the team at the cornerback position.
7) Keisean Nixon
An alumnus of Snoop Dogg's youth football league, Nixon kicked off his sporting career with the Arizona Western college team. He later moved to the University of South Carolina and signed as an 'undrafted free agent' with the Oakland Raiders. He switched to the Green Bay Packers in 2022 and plays for the team to date.
8) Romeo Doubs
Romeo left Snoop Dogg's SYFL and joined the college football team at the University of Nevada. He was drafted in the 2022 NFL as the 132nd overall pick by the Green Bay Packers. He continues to play with the tram as a wide receiver.
9) Daiyan Henley
Henly parted ways with the SYFL and played college football for Nevada and Washington State till 2022. He was drafted into the NFL in 2023 and went on to play for the Los Angeles Chargers. He continues to play for the Chargers as a linebacker.
10) C.J. Stroud
After graduating from Snoop Dogg's football league, Stroud began to play for the Ohio State college team. He was drafted into the NFL in 2023 and was selected by the Houston Texans. Stroud is a quarterback on the team and was honored with the award for the Offensive Rookie of the Year award on February 7, 2024.
Snoop Dogg took his love for youth football up a level with the release of the sports comedy movie The Underdoggs on January 26, 2024. The movie featured Snoop as Jaycen "Two-J's" Jennings, who ended up coaching a struggling football team.
The Underdoggs came out as an Amazon Prime exclusive. It scored 41 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer and a 57% audience score. IMDB rated the January release 5.6 out of 10.
