Cedric Thompson Jr. is a former professional NFL player who retired from football to pursue a career as a YouTuber, media personality and content creator. Ced has a truly incredible life story. He grew up in Los Angeles, California and in 2011 was one of the primary subjects in an award-winning documentary called Bombay Beach by filmmaker Alma Hare’l which won Best Feature Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival. Ced played college football for the University of Minnesota before playing professional football with The Miami Dolphins, The New England Patriots, The Minnesota Vikings and the Cincinnati Bengals before pivoting into pursuing his true passion: storytelling. Ced’s wildly popular YouTube channel now boasts over 168,000 subscribers. He focuses on 4-pillars: Faith, Family, Football and Film.

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CREDITS

Executive Producers: Kareem Rahma, Andrew Kuo

Associate Producer: Omneya Aboushanab

Produced, edited and hosted by Kareem Rahma