The Underdoggs

The movie begins with football star Jaycen "Two-J's" Jennings (Snoop Dogg) recounting his career's highlights and low points while recording his podcast. Jaycen, a standout talent recruited straight from high school, enjoyed a meteoric rise but was notorious for his behavior both on and off the field. As his skills declined, so did his popularity, leaving him washed up and abandoned by his fans.

Jaycen bursts into the office of his agent, Ryan Kauffman (Kal Penn), who is clearly trying to avoid him. Ryan explains that Jaycen's public image has taken a hit, especially compared to Chip Collins (Andrew Schulz), a sports commentator who has been publicly criticizing Jaycen for years. Ryan advises Jaycen to revamp his brand to improve his ratings, but an enraged Jaycen curses at him and storms out. He then confronts Tony Gonzalez, shouting at him as well before driving off, angrily proclaiming his self-made status, only to have his car totaled by a bus.

After the accident, Jaycen is injured and sentenced to 300 hours of community service in his old hometown of Long Beach. To make matters worse, the judge, who knows Jaycen from the neighborhood, announces his return and humiliating task of picking up dog poop to everyone back home.

Five weeks later, Jaycen arrives in Long Beach and is nearly robbed at gunpoint by his old friend Kareem (Mike Epps) until Kareem recognizes him and warmly greets him. Jaycen begins his community service at a middle school, where he watches the "Green Team" football practice. The boys mock Jaycen for his task and his clothes, prompting him to angrily lash out. Among the boys is Trey (Jonigan Booth), whose mother Cherise (Tika Sumpter) works at the school and turns out to be Jaycen's ex-girlfriend. Cherise is furious with Jaycen for his behavior towards her son and the other boys.

Jaycen learns from Kareem that the boys lack a football coach, seeing this as an opportunity to restore his image and reconnect with Cherise. Their first game is against the older "Colonels" team, coached by Chip, who relishes the chance to belittle Jaycen. The Green Team performs terribly, and Jaycen's harsh criticism only demoralizes them further. Cherise rebukes Jaycen for being so harsh when the kids are already down.

Seeking advice, Jaycen turns to his old mentor, Coach Feis (George Lopez), who encourages him to use a "Jedi mind trick" to motivate the kids. Jaycen returns to the team, inspiring them by connecting with their identities as underdogs. He incorporates their personal interests into their training, such as urging Gary (Alexander Michael Gordon) to draw on his passion for "Game of Thrones" and its dragons to enhance his play. Jaycen also gifts the team new jerseys with personalized nicknames – Trey becomes "Superstar," Gary is dubbed "Drogon," and another player, Tony (Adan James Carrillo), gets the nickname "Titties," among others.

Jaycen begins to connect with the kids on a personal level to communicate better with them. During the next game, Trey starts displaying a bad attitude, and Jaycen realizes the boy is mirroring his own past behavior. He advises Trey to treat his teammates better to avoid ending up like him. Trey steps up and even shares with Gary that he is also a “Game of Thrones” fan. Jaycen discovers that Tony is hiding his football playing from his parents, who think he's in Mathletes, and encourages him to be honest with them. He also speaks to Dwayne (Caleb Dixon), urging him not to be embarrassed about living in a trailer park. In their next game, the team learns that one of their players, “Ghost” (Kylah Davila), is a girl, much to Cherise's delight.

After the game, Jaycen invites the team to his mansion for a pool party. While he spends time with Cherise, Kareem watches over the kids but falls asleep, allowing them to find the beer stash and get drunk. Jaycen and Cherise return to find the boys urinating in the pool and immediately scold them.

Later, during practice, Jaycen receives a call from Ryan. He puts the call on speaker, and Ryan announces that Jaycen's ratings have improved thanks to his involvement with the team, giving him the chance to host his own sports TV show. However, the taping is scheduled for the same day as the team's next big game against the Colonels. The kids assume Jaycen will abandon them like previous coaches, but Jaycen insists this opportunity is crucial for his career. Disappointed, the kids and Cherise express their feelings.

On the day of the show's taping, Jaycen sits with other commentators, including Terry Bradshaw and Michael Strahan, but soon feels regret and rushes back to join his team for their game. He delivers an inspiring speech before the game starts. Initially, the Colonels dominate, leaving Jaycen's team scoreless. Trey then gives a motivating speech, lifting the team's spirits and leading the crowd to chant against the Colonels.

The team's performance improves, and Kareem's dogs distract the biased referee. The kids start catching up to the Colonels, setting up a crucial play in the final round. They pass the ball to Tony, but he just misses scoring, resulting in a Colonels victory. Tony breaks down in tears, but his team helps him up, inspiring the crowd to cheer for them. Jaycen, moved by their spirit, encourages them to congratulate the Colonels, but they promise to defeat them next year. Jaycen and Cherise also seem to rekindle their relationship.

The ending text reveals that Snoop Dogg founded the Snoop Youth Football League to teach kids values through football and teamwork. The league has enrolled over 85,000 kids, with 20,000 going on to college and 25 being drafted into the NFL.