Ten years ago Snoop Dogg started the Snoop Youth Football League in Southern California.
Two years ago, the league celebrated when, for the first time, one of its alumni made it to the NFL as Ronnie Hillman was drafted in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.
This year, that output tripled, as Snoop watched three alumni from his league make their way into the NFL.
De'Anthony Thomas from Oregon was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of this year's draft while Cal's Kam Jackson and Washington's Greg Ducre signed as undrafted free agents with the Colts and and Chargers respectively.
TMZ reports Snoop is not only extremely hands on in the league as a coach, but also the league's
primary financier.
Snoop must be doing a great job though. Along with the alumni that have made their way
into the pros, his son Cordell is a four-star recruiting prospect as a junior wide receiver with
scholarship offers from football powerhouses like LSU, USC, Norte Dame and UCLA.
The Snoop League stresses the importance of education and already implements a rule that all its "1500-to-1700″ players must maintain a 2.5 G.P.A, but in the future Snoop says he hopes to add a policy that players with a G.P.A of 3.0 or higher will get to play in the league for free.
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