The Pittsburgh Steelers played a huge April Fool’s Day prank on Saturday.
The team announced that they have signed wide receiver Calvin Broadus Jr. Broadus is known as the rapper Snoop Dogg. The team appeared to show Broadus catching a pass and provided a link to the «release» about the key acquisition.
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Snoop Dogg performs at Shaq’s Fun House Big Game Weekend at Talking Stick Resort early on February 11, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
However, when fans clicked on the link, it was taken to a page that simply read, «April Fools!» with a photo of Broadus holding a white piece of paper.
The NFL world reacted to the joke.
The famed Death Row Records rapper was open about his Steelers fandom in 2010. Although he’s known for sporting Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers and USC Trojans jerseys from time to time, he told Steelers.com it was his grandfather. who had become the black and gold.
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Snoop Dogg performs at the 2022 LA3C Festival at the Los Angeles State Historic Park on December 10, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Sarah Morris/Getty Images)
«It was in the ’70s watching them on TV fight the Raiders,» he told the website. «In California it was the Raiders or the Steelers and everyone took the Raiders and I just couldn’t keep up with what everyone was going with. I wanted to go with the Steelers. I loved their attitude and the way they played and came out.» and I won. I became a fan in the ’70s and have been riding with them ever since.»
Broadus said he was a fan of Lynn Swann, Jack Ham, and Jack Lambert, to name a few.
Even if it was a joke, the Steelers could use a shot of adrenaline on offense. Pittsburgh ranked 23rd in yards gained and 26th in points scored during the 2022 season.
January 1, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland: Mike Tomlin, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, during the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. (Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)
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Pittsburgh still managed to finish 9-8.