Before C.J. Stroud became a superstar with the Ohio State Buckeyes and now the Houston Texans as a rookie, he was beginning his football career in Snoop Dogg’s Snoop Youth Football League in California. And it sounds like he made quite an impression on Snoop Dogg.
During a recent interview with Inside the NFL, Snoop Dogg had some high praise for C.J. Stroud as he recalled his time in the youth football league, highlighting Stroud’s work ethic even at a young age,
“C.J. has always been a stand-up kind of kid. He’s always been a leader,” Snoop Dogg said. “He’s always been underrated – I’ll say that. I love the fact that he’s always been the underdog that turned into the Wonderdog. He puts in that work ethic, he’s a strong believer in God, he’s got great parents and he’s just a great listener.”
Who knew CJ Stroud got his start in @SnoopDogg's Youth Football League 🤔 pic.twitter.com/kWjxGGkCBF
— Inside the NFL (@insidetheNFL) December 13, 2023
“Any time you’ve got a kid that wants to listen and wants to learn, you can definitely get the best out of them,” Snoop Dogg said. “So, C.J. is one of the kids who’ve come out of the league that we’re so proud of.”
It’s a pretty wild story that Stroud began his football career in Snoop Dogg’s youth league, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media.
That’s tough https://t.co/IQIJmYWiAV
— Lil (@_Only1trouble) December 14, 2023
I love Snoop. https://t.co/4NElBETRL3
— Purple FTW! Podcast (@PurpleForTheWin) December 14, 2023
Manning camp has nothing on Snoop ball https://t.co/38wGh8HnXS
— Luke Sievers (@SieversLuke) December 14, 2023
Snoop really got ah nice percentage of players in the league that came through his pop warner program https://t.co/Tnn7Wf2PSi
— MrBootedUp (@HideHerPlanBs) December 14, 2023
This is pretty cool, IE represent! Haha https://t.co/nqn9MCvZ97
— Ivan G (@thisivanguevara) December 14, 2023
It’s definitely an unlikely connection between Stroud and Snoop Dogg.
