Snoop Dogg Says His Youth Soccer League Produced 12 NFL Gamers, Docs, A Rhode Scholar & Extra 

Snoop Dogg is celebrating the success of his youth soccer league almost 20 years after founding the non-profit group in 2005. 

The Dying Row Data boss opened up concerning the gifted children who joined the SYFL program and shared a few of their accomplishments throughout a dialog on Tubi’s new present, Nick Cannon’s Large Drive. In response to Snoop, a dozen youngsters went on to play within the NFL whereas others selected completely different profession paths.  

“We acquired 12 youngsters within the NFL, we’ve 100 in division 1, we anticipating to place out three or 4 this 12 months to the NFL. We now have over 100 in highschool about to graduate within the subsequent two years. We’re doing our half,” Snoop defined. 

He continued, “We now have a Rhode scholar, some attorneys, some medical doctors, law enforcement officials. Quite a lot of completely different kinda youngsters that come out of my league and with us with the ability to get into their lives from a special perspective.” 

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Snoop Dogg based SYFL in 2005 as a non-profit to present inner-city youngsters the prospect to play soccer and cheer whereas additionally emphasizing the significance of lecturers. The league serves kids between the ages of 5 and 13. 

C.J. Stroud Provides Snoop Dogg His Flowers

SYFL alum and Houston Texan star quarterback C.J. Stroud not too long ago praised Snoop Dogg, calling him “one in every of my greatest position fashions and a mentor of mine since being younger.” The West Coast icon coached Stroud whereas he was in center college, they usually nonetheless share an in depth bond. 

“He used to ask us to his home and issues like that,” Stroud defined in a January interview with PEOPLE. “That goes a good distance. It simply appeared like it’s greater than the place you come from. There’s much more to life and he confirmed us that… So undoubtedly actually appreciative and grateful for Coach Snoop and all the things that he’s completed.” 

Throughout an look on The Wealthy Eisen Present final month, Snoop Dogg mentioned Stroud makes him really feel like a “proud father.”  

“He’s so constructive,” Snoop Dogg mentioned. “That’s what I like about him is that he’s pushing a special narrative than a variety of these different guys within the league. He’s pushing an actual narrative of spirit love and simply being a voice of positivity.”