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Snoop Dogg attracts attention as a guest at the Steelers-Cowboys game in Pittsburgh

Snoop Dogg attracts attention as a guest at the Steelers-Cowboys game in Pittsburgh

Rapper Snoop Dogg has never shied away from his affinity for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He certainly wasn't keeping a low profile at a Steelers game on Sunday.

Snoop was ever-present throughout early Sunday evening leading up to the originally scheduled start time of a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Acrisure Stadium. Kick-off was delayed by a severe storm moving through the area.

Set @SnoopDogg Come on, coach! He is ready????

????: #DALvsPIT – 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock
????: Keep streaming #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/NQnr0gMzCt

– NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2024

The NFL and Steelers' official social media accounts posted several videos and photos of Snoop's on-field antics. Snoop wore a jacket with multiple Steelers logos, black pants with gold and white Steelers-style stripes on the legs, and black and gold sneakers. He was filmed admiring the natural turf and the logo painted at midfield, as well as taking a practice ride, courtside cycling and mingling with the Steelers special teamers.

Snoop had touted his visit to Pittsburgh last week for the game, which was broadcast on NBC. Snoop had been working for the network during the summer Olympics.

Snoop performed duties as the official pregame “towel twirler” that the Steelers use at home games. The team played Snoop's music after notable players at the start of the game.

Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was born and raised in Southern California. The 52-year-old is an avid sports fan – especially teams in the Los Angeles area. He said he became a Steelers fan as a youth in the 1970s because of his grandfather. The Steelers won their first of four Super Bowl championships in the 1970s.

Snoop was at the Steelers UPMC Rooney Sports Complex headquarters on Saturday.

“You don’t have to ask me how excited I am to be here,” Snoop said in a post on the Steelers’ X account on Sunday. “Guess where I am? I'm in the building. DO, double G, is in the right place. It's game time, yes. Let's go.”

Snoop's 1993 debut studio album, Doggystyle, has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide.

Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has primarily covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 after playing two seasons on the Penn State football team. A native of western Pennsylvania, he joined the Trib in 2012 after a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other media outlets. He can be reached at [email protected].

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